FE Volume 164 Issue 6

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PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA

PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA

DuPont™ NOMEX® ON DEMAND™ is the one-of-a-kind, premium thermal liner technology that activates at 250°F to give firefighter gear increased thermal performance. In routine or ordinary conditions, the liner remains thin, breathable, and flexible for exceptional mobility and comfort.
Firefighting Equipment
APPARATUS DELIVERIES

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Waltham (MA) Fire Department’s SEAGRAVE pumper was designed to be a basic engine. Chief Richard Cardillo says it has more compartment space than its predecessor and short length and height for better maneuverability. Preconnects are located for easy removal from the ground.
Fire Apparatus
The Dangers of Illegally Converted Private Dwellings

The Dangers of Illegally Converted Private Dwellings

As a result of the slump in our national economy, families, extended families, migrant workers, college students, and others are forced to seek affordable housing. Unscrupulous building owners can make sizeable sums of money from converting what was a single-family home to multiple illegal apartments or single-room occupancies (SROs).
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training
Indianapolis firefighters at structure fire

The Link Between Disorientation and Situational Awareness

A loss of situational awareness on the fireground can lead directly to disorientation, which often leads to a firefighter line-of-duty death.
FirefightingMagazine

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Developing Guidelines for Lightning Safety for Firefighters

Developing Guidelines for Lightning Safety for Firefighters

Several firefighters have been affected by lightning strikes in the United States in the past several years. This article guides you toward creating operating guidelines for reducing the likelihood of having firefighters being struck by lightning.
Fire Safety
Camp Taylor firefighter Mayday

Floor Collapse: A Survivor’s Story

On July 25, 2010, Camp Taylor (KY) Fire Captain Michael Long plunged into the burning basement of a single-family dwelling during a four-alarm fire.
FirefightingMagazineStructural Firefighting
Critical Fireground Factors

Critical Fireground Factors

In recent columns, we have discussed a critical part of the incident commander’s (IC’s) size-up process that involves comparing the hazard level that is present with the capability of the safety system that we use to protect the firefighters working in the hazard zone. The IC must quickly evaluate and include that hazard/safety relationship in the initial size-up and then continually reevaluate how that same connection is going as operations continue.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
SOP’s intent is to enhance mission

SOP’s intent is to enhance mission

This is in reference to “Anti-Fire Photography/Social Media SOP” (Letters to the Editor, February 2011). The standing operating procedure (SOP) to which Robert Angulski is referring is from the Broomall (PA) Fire Company (BFC).
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
AFG has new Web site address

AFG has new Web site address

As of April 1, the Assistance to Fire Fighters Grants (AFG) Program Web site address was changed to www.fema.gov/firegrants. All applications for Federal Emergency Management Agency’s fire grant programs, including AFG, Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants, and Fire Prevention and Safety Grants, as well as information on the Assistance to Firefighters Station Construction Grants are now at this new Web site.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Saving Lives by Commanding the Mayday

Saving Lives by Commanding the Mayday

The fire service experienced 445 line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) in 2001. We know of the 343 firefighters who were murdered on September 11, but there were also an additional 102 LODDs that year.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
(fireengineering.com)

(fireengineering.com)

Firefighters will always get injured. But when a firefighter is injured because he did not follow an established, written safety procedure, who is to blame and to what extent?
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Vacant Warehouse Fire: Lessons Learned

Vacant Warehouse Fire: Lessons Learned

The Worcester, Massachusetts, cold storage warehouse fire on December 3, 1999, in which six firefighters perished, reinforced important lessons for fighting fires in large, unsecured vacant commercial buildings.
Firefighting

Car Fires: Rapid Access to Engine Compartment

MagazineTechnical RescueVehicle Extrication

Developing Buy-In for Your Fire Safety Program

Fire Safety

Who’s in Command Here?

Fire Department LeadershipFirefightingMagazine

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