Primary Ventilation: A Review
The critical role ventilation plays in successful firefighting operations makes ventilation a good drill topic for firefighters of all ranks and levels of experience.
FE Volume 160 Issue 6
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Meeting with a Politician
Every organization has a chain of command not only within the fire department but also in the overall governmental structure of the community.
Cameras Aid in Wildland Fire Protection
After firestorms raged through Southern California in 1993 and destroyed more than 300 homes, resulting in a combined loss of more than $500,000, Laguna Beach residents created the Greater Laguna Fire Safe Council to take preventive steps.
Match Standard Actions with Standard Conditions for a Standard Outcome
In last month’s spellbinding column, we discussed standardizing incident conditions along a 1 to 10 scale of severity.
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
MSA presented its Fireslayer of the Year (FOTY) Award to two Milton, Ontario, Canada firefighters, Andrew Brassard and Steve Ellis, the first Canadians to receive the award.
Firefighter Rescue: The Ultimate Fireground Challenge
Firefighter rescue is one of the most challenging situations you’ll ever face on the fireground.
Paid Two-Week Training Spurs Retention and Recruitment
One weekend a month, and two weeks a year.” What a great slogan the U.S. Army Reserves once had for recruitment!
Safety and Liability: “Kill All the Lawyers” or Kill All the Lawsuits?
In Henry the VI, Dick the Butcher proclaims “the first thing we do is kill all the lawyers.
The Driver/Engineer
How many times have you heard the driver/engineer position referred to as “boring” or “away from the action”? Unfortunately, I have heard this way too many times.
Honoring Our Own
We firefighters are constantly training to improve our capabilities and discussing strategies and tactics to find the safest and most practical firefighting methods.
Are You “Tough Enough” for Customer Service?
I once copresented a “Behavioral Fatalities” workshop for the Fire Department Instructors Conference.
Co-Responding in the United Kingdom
Co-responding is the name given to the fire and rescue service response to medical emergencies in the United Kingdom (UK).