FDIC 2012: Apparatus Displays and Anxious Attendees
Once again, the FDIC was an outstanding display of new products, improvements to original apparatus designs, and even a major renaming of a product line.
FE Volume 165 Issue 6
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Apparatus Purchasing: Back to Basics
I have been writing for Fire Engineering for more than 20 years, and this is my 10th annual apparatus supplement.
Analysis of a Fatal Wind-Driven Fire in a Single-Story House
Part of the mission of the Fire Research Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards to improve the understanding of the behavior, prevention, and control of fires to enhance firefighting operations and equipment, fire suppression, fire investigations, and disaster response.
Functional Fireground Accountability, Part 1: Are We Making Progress?
Firefighters who die in the line of duty on the fireground do not usually die because of one single event.
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Increasing the Odds for a Successful Rescue
On December 6, 2010, the crew of Long Beach (CA) Fire Department (LBFD) Engine 11 (E-11) responded to a residential fire with a two-year-old boy trapped.
Maintaining Aggressiveness and Safety on the Fireground
The safety record of the American fire service continues to be dismal.
Rule of Thumb: Use the Safest, Most Effective Path of Least Resistance
When I first started taking classes for my promotional exam, I needed indoctrination into how the test worked and how to succeed at it.
(fireengineering.com)
From when I was a student in the State of Ohio Fire Service Instructor class, I remember one important point 28 years later: "Seventy-five percent of what you learn is forgotten if it isn't reinforced (practiced) within two weeks."
Leaders, Managers, and Bosses
I was hanging out with a group of young firefighters the other day in a seminar, and one of the bright lights asked me why I used the old-time term "boss" so much in our discussion.
(June 2012)
This is in reference to Bobby Halton's Editor's Opinion, "Firefighting 2.0" (March 2012).
Colorado State Forest Service issues statement on wildfire
At the end of March, Joe Duda, deputy state forester, Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS), issued a release describing the events surrounding the Lower North Fork Fire in Colorado.
Be Mentally Prepared for “Other Duties as Assigned”
When you arrive at the firehouse, are you ready to perform your duties as assigned?