FE Volume 165 Issue 9
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Offering Some Support
Pulling up to a building with fire showing and victims in the surrounding windows can tax the resources of any unit that arrives first due.
Names in the News
JEFF EASTMAN received one of six Learning Partner Scholarships, awarded to the employees or members of companies, associations, and organizations that are official Waldorf College learning partners.
Company/Association News
NOAH CONSULTING announced the hiring of Fred Kunzinger. Kunzinger joins Noah from Hess Corporation, where he worked for the past 22 years with positions in Tulsa; London, England; and, most recently, as the senior manager for Global Data Management in Houston, Texas.
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APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Devil's Lake (ND) Fire Department replaced a 65-foot articulated platform with this ROSENBAUER platform.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA
Sensible Products' MULTI-MOUNT CHANL PANL makes organizing and securing tools and equipment easy and practical.
Earthquake Responses: What Makes Them “Different” for Firefighters?
On March 11, 2011, I overheard some of my classmates discussing a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Homeland Security in America: Past, Present, and Future
Eleven days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush named the first director of the Office of Homeland Security, a new entity then located in the White House.
Confined Space Rescue: Why Operations Fail
Conducting a confined space rescue is a risky endeavor that requires great skill and patience.
Tractor Rollover Rescue
No farmer leaves the house in the morning expecting to become trapped under his tractor.
The Dive Tender’s Roles in Public Safety Diving
As we talk about public safety diving (PSD), we hear a lot about the divers and their training or the types of equipment divers need to get the job done safely.
Public Safety Diving and Firefighting: The Parallels of Self-Rescue
Today's fire service is a multidisciplined operation—fire suppression, emergency medical services, hazardous materials, technical rescue, and so on.