Codes are everybody’s business
Editor in Chief Bobby Halton’s “A Good Sign, the Maltese Cross” (Editor’s Opinion, September 2008) was great.
FE Volume 162 Issue 1
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Prefire Planning
Hindsight is almost always 20/20, but there is no substitute for being prepared.
Homes That Won’t Burn?
With more firefighters falling victim to “bread and butter” fires (single-family, type V construction), residential homes must be safer for the families who live in them and for firefighters.
Metal Buildings for Firehouses
With all the constitu-ents involved in the decision-making process and the concerns that have to be addressed, getting a new firehouse can take longer than potentially expected.
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
The DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY awarded WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE $430,000 to continue to develop its own technology and to also conduct a national test of all existing indoor tracking and monitoring systems.
More Cool School: The IC’s Need to “Disconnect”
Last month we started discussing the natural competition that occurs between the incident commander’s (IC’s) brain and heart and how difficult it can be to stay calm while commanding an incident that is both tactically and emotionally challenging—in fact, most events that are difficult tactically will also in some way beat up the IC’s emotions.
Developing Proficiency in Today’s Firefighters
Years ago, we did not need to spend much time with extra training because, after the initial training, we were out there doing the job every day.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
CURTIS BIRT, 41, was sworn in as the new chief of the Lake Cities Fire Department in Corinth, Texas.
Alarm Response Policies: To Go or Not To Go?
An article in the February 18, 2008, edition of the Las Vegas Sun, “Fire alarm doesn’t mean fire department is coming,” reports on a new policy of the Henderson (NV) Fire Department stating that it will no longer respond to residential fire alarms unless a secondary means of verification is reported (e.g., visible fire) or a water-flow device has been activated.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES: The East Avon (NY) Fire Department uses this PIERCE quint
The East Avon (NY) Fire Department uses this PIERCE quint as an engine and as a truck, explains Chief Andrew Eichhor.
Fire/EMS Training Tips
Effective in-service EMS training is one very critical yet overlooked element in fire service-based EMS organizations.
Capnography: A Tool for Every Patient
Defined as a graphical or numerical waveform that shows the continual presence of carbon dioxide (CO2) throughout ventilation, waveform capnography is considered the gold standard for assessing airway patency in intubated or spontaneously breathing patients.