The Professor
Photo 1: Rooftop turbines are becoming increasingly common on structures, including this gasoline station pump island roof.
FE Volume 162 Issue 3
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Achieving a Just Fire Service
It is extremely difficult to recognize someone’s skills and abilities if we are unfamiliar with the difficulty of their work.
Tip of a Straight-Stick Aerial
This month’s Roundtable concerns operating on straight-stick aerials.
More Change Lessons
Last month I began a DISCUSsion on the dynamics of fire service change. I may have sounded a bit cynical in my description of how Engine One (where I was assigned for 10 years) reacts to organizational change.
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The IC’s Guide to a Mayday Response
In the past few years, my department has had the misfortune of being involved in several Mayday situations, resulting in the death of one firefighter and injuries to four firefighters.
Prying and Opening Tips
Firefighters are ingenious people and are always trying to improve the way they do business.
COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
The INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS (IAFF) and the U.S. FIRE ADMINISTRATION (USFA) have released a new manual, Voice Radio Communications Guide for the Fire Service, to provide updated information on communications technology and discuss critical homeland security issues and concepts that did not exist when the original manual was first published in 1996.
Operating Near Vehicle Restraint Systems
On a sunny afternoon this past October, the Clyde (OH) Fire Department received an alarm for a commercial fire at an automobile parts manufacturing plant.
The Interior Team
A properly trained and equipped two-person interior team of a truck company can perform multiple fireground tasks that aid in life safety, incident stabilization, and property conservation.
Names in the News
The SOCIETY OF FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERS (SFPE) announced Richard J. Davis as its new president for 2009.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Bayou Cane Fire Protection District in Houma, Louisiana, uses this FERRARA quint as a first-response ladder in its district, which has a concentration of commercial and retail businesses and schools, explains Chief Jerry Gautreaux.
Back to Basics: Traction Splinting
From the first day of EMT school, most of us can’t wait to get our hands on the equipment.