FE Volume 161 Issue 7

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Fire extinguisher in hallway

Hospital Fire Safety: RACE for the Extinguisher and PASS on It!

Hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes are target hazards posing a considerable risk to occupants because of the large numbers and nonambulatory nature of these facilities’ residents and the inability to evacuate the residents vertically in the building.
Firefighter Training
The King Has No Clothes … or Firefighters

The King Has No Clothes … or Firefighters

The report on Charleston’s June 18, 2007, Sofa Super Store fire was released last week, containing what we already suspected: that the fuel load and fire behavior outperformed the tactics, code requirements/enforcement, staffing, decision making, command and control, human resource management practices, training, and equipment employed by the Charleston (SC) Fire Department.
FirefightingMagazine
Street Scenes

Street Scenes

We were having one of those crazy Saturday night tours, the ones so many of us are lucky enough to encounter from time to time.
Firefighting
Preparing Future Officers

Preparing Future Officers

Question: What steps does your department take to prepare future officers?
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

More FE Volume 161 Issue 7

Nostalgic Reflections of My Occupational Adventure

Nostalgic Reflections of My Occupational Adventure

I am asking for your kind patience while I indulge for a couple of columns in a moment of geriatric reminiscences.
Firefighting
Maintaining Firefighter Ensemble for Safety and Compliance

Maintaining Firefighter Ensemble for Safety and Compliance

A well-maintained ensemble is the firefighter’s best protection against the dangers encountered on most calls.
Fire Safety
What Should We Be Seeing and Doing?

What Should We Be Seeing and Doing?

It has been a good 10 years since rapid intervention first gained its foothold in the fire service.
Firefighting
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS

>> DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS) and its FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) announced their support for a nationwide emergency alerts and warnings system for state and local partners.
Firefighting
Standardize Tools and Placement

Standardize Tools and Placement

Standardization and placement of equipment can make each us safer at every alarm.
Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment
Blister Agents: Phosgene Oxime

Blister Agents: Phosgene Oxime

A vesicant, or blister agent, as its name implies, causes painful burns and the formation of large blisters when it contacts the skin.
HazmatTechnical Rescue
APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The Brevard County (FL) Fire-Rescue Department

APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The Brevard County (FL) Fire-Rescue Department

The Brevard County (FL) Fire-Rescue Department designed thisAMERICAN LaFRANCE pumper (one of four) for general firefighting and medical emergency response, explains District Chief Bob Thirkelson.
Fire Apparatus
Blast Injuries

Blast Injuries

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as “... the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”
Technical Rescue

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Firefighting

Partnering with Amusement Park Ride Operators

Firefighting

Preparing for the New Position

Firefighting

Second-Story Hidden Dangers: Decorative Building Facades and Additions

FirefightingStructural Firefighting

NEWS IN BRIEF

Firefighting

Improving Your Training Program

Firefighter Training

Shift Briefing: Key to Productivity

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Assessment Center Strategy and Tactics: Engine Company Operations

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Help Make Your Employees Successful

Firefighting

1918 Influenza Pandemic: Lessons for Homeland Security

Fire EMSFirefighting

What Makes a Good Company Officer?

Firefighting

Hazardous Materials Incident Response in France

HazmatTechnical Rescue
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