Twice in a Tour
On our way into the three-story garden apartment, assigned as the second-due truck and responsible for the floor above the fire, we saw heavy black smoke issuing out of two front windows on the second floor.
FE Volume 162 Issue 9
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Innovative Obstetric Birthing Training
What do maternity nurses and first responders have in common? Both need to respond immediately to birthing babies.
Rescue Is Not Always Technical
The chief of the Fayetteville (GA) Fire Department directed that the 2008 training calendar include a rescue awareness training program for all members.
Disaster Response Capabilities
One of the basic rules of the fire service for most of us is “Prepare for the usual, and have contingencies for the unusual.
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COMPANY/ASSOCIATION NEWS
The METROPOLITAN FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION announced its 2008-2009 officers and board members.
Fire Station Alerting Controllers
Over the years, fire stations have become quite sophisticated; their fundamental purpose has not changed, but by increasing fire station technology, firefighters can be more effective and respond more quickly.
Arm in Folding Machine Tests Medical and Rescue Skills
On June 30, 2008, at 1822 hours, the Hyannis (MA) Fire Department received a 911 call reporting a woman with her arm trapped in a machine at a commercial laundry service at 95 Airport Road.
Recruitment + Training = Retention
Recruitment and retention of volunteer and on-call firefighters are becoming more and more difficult.
Names in the News
E. JAMES MONIHAN, a 32-year member of the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) Board of Directors, died on July 18.
A Matter of National Security
The International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) has monitored discrimination in hiring, job assignments, and promotions since our inception in 1970.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
Bristol-Myers Squibb Emergency Services in New Brunswick, New Jersey, uses this PIERCE foam pumper with Snozzle to attain better reach to process buildings and large structures, explains Chief John Welling.
Showtime
Our journey through the basic five-step performance model has so far described how standard operating procedures (SOPs) outline how a particular operational activity is performed and then translated into the training component that prepares the players for doing what is described in the procedure.