FE Volume 164 Issue 9

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A Risk-Based Approach to Hazmat/WMD Emergency Response

A Risk-Based Approach to Hazmat/WMD Emergency Response

This article introduces a risk-based emergency response plan for hazmat/weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents that integrates facts, science, and circumstances to guide the operations-level responder in taking appropriate action at predetermined decision points.
HazmatTechnical Rescue
Field Biological Detection Capabilities

Field Biological Detection Capabilities

The United States was still reeling in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks when a new threat emerged just days later.
Fire PreventionFire Safety
Managing the Information: Preemergency Networking Through Postincident Hotwash

Managing the Information: Preemergency Networking Through Postincident Hotwash

In an age of international and domestic terror, fire service and law enforcement representatives are working collaboratively with the private sector and media across the country to find ways to enhance their response capabilities and better secure their emergency scenes.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Drill Validates FDNY’s Management/Technical Operations Task Force

Drill Validates FDNY’s Management/Technical Operations Task Force

In April 2011, the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) exercised two unique resources at a complex terrorism drill at the Center for National Response (CNR) in Gallagher, West Virginia. The result was that FDNY reinforced its ability to field an Incident Management Team (IMT) that can support operations at a Type One complexity terrorist incident.
Firefighter DrillsFirefighter Training

More FE Volume 164 Issue 9

Names in the News

Names in the News

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced the election of HAROLD A. SCHAITBERGER to the Board of Directors.
Firefighting
Sometimes It’s Not in the Cards

Sometimes It’s Not in the Cards

Responding in on an EMS run for a person who fainted in an apartment on a hot and humid night didn't seem like anything out of the ordinary for us in the summer.
Fire EMS OldFirefightingTruck Company
Company/Associations News

Company/Associations News

The Better Angels: The Firefighters of 9/11 exhibit traveled to the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS conference in Atlanta.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Products

Products

Jean Potter's and Rob Kaplan's BY THE GRACE OF GOD: A 9/11 SURVIVOR'S STORY OF LOVE, HOPE, AND HEALING tells the story of Potter and her will to survive. In a desperate effort to escape the collapse of the North Tower during the World Trade Center attacks, Potter and her coworkers' had to descend 81 flights of stairs.
Firefighting Equipment
Wood Shoring Systems: How Do They Perform?

Wood Shoring Systems: How Do They Perform?

Because of its availability and versatility, wood shoring is widely used to temporarily stabilize damaged structures during urban search and rescue (US&R) operations. Shoring systems have been developed using wellaccepted engineering principles and design specifications.
Firefighter Training
APPARATUS DELIVERIES

APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department received four KME tractor drawn quints. Battalion Chief Jon O'Brien says the quints are used as a standalone resource and as a second company at multicompany stations.
Fire Apparatus
Extraction Zones

Extraction Zones

Extraction Zones is a smart device application created by Extraction Zones LLC, which is comprised of Adam Weiss, a Las Vegas firefighter, and Michael Forte, a technology entrepreneur.
Firefighting Equipment
The Mechanical Advantage Tarp

The Mechanical Advantage Tarp

To remain proficient and increase efficiency during technical rescue training, our shift developed a mechanical advantage tarp (MAT). This is not a new idea; there are a variety of tarps in use throughout the fire service for a variety of things including hazardous materials, decontamination, and equipment staging.
HazmatTechnical Rescue

Using Ongoing SizeUp for Rescue Profiling

Technical Rescue

Techniques for Removing Victims from the Fire Building

FirefightingStructural Firefighting

Advice to Young Firefighters, Part 1

Firefighting

Mapping: Add the Layout Factor to Your Size-Up

Firefighting

(September 2011)

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

USFA releases “Large Loss Building Fires” report

Building ConstructionFire Safety

FE Volume 164 Issue 9

Issues

Ventilator Emergencies in the Home

Fire Apparatus

(fireengineering.com)

Firefighter SCBAFirefighting Equipment

Major Storm Response: Rapid Response Vehicle Task Forces

Firefighting

SizeUp: How Many Residents?

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Climbing the Ladder: From Officer to Chief

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
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