FE Volume 161 Issue 10

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NIST: Fire caused the collapse of WTC 7

NIST: Fire caused the collapse of WTC 7

“Uncontrolled building fires—similar to fires experienced in other tall buildings—caused an extraordinary event, the collapse of World Trade Center 7 (WTC 7),” S. Shyam Sunder, lead investigator for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), reported at a news conference in August.
Building ConstructionFire Safety
Politics and Problems

Politics and Problems

As we enter into the election season this fall, this might be a good time to talk a little about politics and some of the potential pitfalls.
Firefighting
Overcoming Standpipe Problems

Overcoming Standpipe Problems

Standpipes may be found in shopping malls; theaters; and residential, large commercial, and public assembly buildings.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Engine Company Assignments

Engine Company Assignments

Question: Some departments operate under specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) that give specific direction to the first- and second-arriving engines at a working fire (as well as all incoming units), called “Pre-Incident Assignment” (PSA).
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

The STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA passed legislation that will require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be “fire safe.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Going to School for 50 Years

Going to School for 50 Years

For the past couple of COLumns, I have written about some of my early fireground bosses.
Firefighting
Forming a Ground Search and Rescue Team

Forming a Ground Search and Rescue Team

Many training and certification demands are placed on the fire service. In addition to fighting fires, most departments are involved in EMS (at one level or another), hazardous materials, weapons of mass destruction, and technical rescue.
Technical Rescue
NAMES IN THE NEWS

NAMES IN THE NEWS

The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS (IAFC) has named Larry J. Grorud its president.
Firefighting
APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The Weston (VT) Fire Department replaced a two-seat pumper

APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The Weston (VT) Fire Department replaced a two-seat pumper

The Weston (VT) Fire Department replaced a two-seat pumper with this KME pumper.
Firefighting
EMS Customer Service

EMS Customer Service

The one emergency service that should have cornered the customer service market is the emergency medical service (EMS).
Fire EMSFirefighting
Fireground efficiency matters!

Fireground efficiency matters!

“Amen” to Bobby Halton’s “The King Has No Clothes … or Firefighters” (Editor’s Opinion, July 2008).
Firefighting
With the Deepest Respect

With the Deepest Respect

I just finished another mind-numbing piece about Generation X and Generation Y and how they are somehow different, inferior, and dangerous.
FirefightingMagazine

High-Rise Rope Rescues, Indianapolis, Indiana

Rope RescueTechnical Rescue

Holding the Nozzle

Firefighting

25 Pointers for Your Engine Company

Firefighting

Positioning Aerial Apparatus When You’re Not First Due

Aerial ApparatusFire Apparatus

Leadership Excellence: Balancing Management with Leadership

Firefighting

Rollover Extrication: Upside Down with Nowhere to Go

Technical RescueVehicle Extrication

High-Rise Firefighting Perils: Veterans’ Perspectives

Firefighting

Improving Preconnect Function and Operation

Firefighting

The In-Line Gauge in Standpipe Operations

Fire PreventionFire Safety

Diversity in the Fire Service: A Problem or a Solution?

Firefighting

Fireground Recon: Defining an Old Term

Firefighting

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