The Bad Apples
WHEN SOMETHING GOES wrong, we immediately start looking for someone to blame. Blaming is a normal gut reaction, and we all do it.
FE Volume 160 Issue 11
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Operations at Fire-Resistive Multistory Buildings
MORE AND MORE MULTISTORY buildings are being built nationwide, challenging firefighters as never before.
Seat Belt Policies
QUESTION: Does your department have a written seat belt policy? Who is responsible for enforcing it? How can we get firefighters to wear seat belts?
Are You Prepared to Handle an Ethanol Disaster?
IF YOU THINK AN ETHANOL/ alcohol disaster cannot happen in your district, think again.
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC. received an order for eight custom pumpers in a three-year contract from the Columbus (OH) Division of Fire, its first apparatus order from the company.
Find the Fire Before It Finds You
FIRE IN A BUILDING IS A LOT like cancer in the body. It can start in a single cell; can stay tiny for a long time; can explode and spread throughout the entire body/building; and sometimes, just when you think you have it under control, it can pop up in a place you least expect.
Challenging Auto Extrication
AT 5:24 A.M. ON SATURDAY, December 23, 2006, the Elmsford (NY) Fire Department was dispatched to a personal injury auto accident requiring extrication on Saw Mill River Road.
Building Hazards on the Outside
"The building is your enemy.” Francis Brannigan reiterated this statement to us in the fire service up until his passing.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
ALAN BLACK has been named vice president of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Department of Public Safety, succeeding Alvy Dodson, who retired.
Introduction to Chemical Warfare Agents
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS (CWA), as terrible as they are in war, are no longer limited to use on traditional-type battlefields.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Ovilla (TX) Fire Department has in service two apparatus built by SVI TRUCKS, INC.
When and How to Use a Tourniquet
A FRENCH ARMY SURGEON named Etienne Morel first reported in 1674 using a tourniquet for control of battlefield hemorrhage.