Remove the Balusters
It was one of those mornings: working overtime on an engine and just backing in from our third medical run of the day.
FE Volume 162 Issue 8
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Realistic Vent-Enter-Search Training
Vent-enter-search (VES) is an extremely aggressive and potentially dangerous tactic that only well-trained and experienced outside vent teams should use when the risk vs. reward is deemed appropriate.
When an “Expert” Challenges Your Operations
Every once in awhile, a resident who claims to be an expert in the field challenges the fire department.
Recruiting New Hires
The process of hiring new firefighters has changed since I entered the fire service.
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
The U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE has purchased 350 SAINT-GOBAIN ONESuit® protective hazmat suits for use at key military sites as part of its Installation Protection Program (IPP).
SCBA Inspection and Testing
How frequently should you test your self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)? What standards do you follow?
Finding Skilled Help in Your Community
Are you an exhausted volunteer chief or assistant chief? Why are you exhausting yourself with the relentless influx of administrative demands when there are skilled people in your community who can complete them for you? That’s right, regardless of your community’s size, hundreds of skilled civilians are eager, capable, and willing to assist you in a wide range of administrative tasks; your only challenge is to find them.
Names in the News
BENNIE CRANE passed away on July 4, 2009, after a long illness. A popular speaker and certified facilitator, Crane’s fire service career started with the Chicago (IL) Fire Department in 1961; he retired as district chief in 1995.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The St. Cloud (MN) Fire Department designed this ROSENBAUER rescue pumper with a curbside/rear pump panel for operator safety, says Assistant Chief Gary Fletcher.
We Play the Way We Practice
For the past couple of col-umns, we have been looking at a simple, basic performance management model.
Legal actions involving trusses
While discussing the collapse hazards truss-constructed buildings create for firefighting crews, especially those engaged in interior operations, a civilian inquired as to whether any fire service organization or the survivors of a firefighter killed or seriously injured in the line of duty in a truss-constructed building had ever taken legal action against the manufacturer of these engineered products.
New Boss, New Rules
A firefighter friend of mine borrowed some of my fire service textbooks a few years ago to study for a test.