The Curveball
For many of us who played ball, there was a pitch that was the hardest to hit: the curveball.
FE Volume 166 Issue 10
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Company/Association News
TOYNE INC. debuted a corporate rebranding initiative focusing on the quality of its fire and emergency apparatus along with its unique, personalized production process.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA
Tele-Lite's portable, rechargeable remote area lighting system, TL-LITE-LED, has been designed as our most compact unit.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Spencer (MA) Fire Department designed this SMEAL platform in mid-mount fashion because of low railroad underpasses, says Chief Robert P. Parsons.
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The Safety Spot
Each year, the public, sadly, becomes aware of employees or athletes who have suffered some form of heat-related illness.
The Safety Spot
Each year, the public, sadly, becomes aware of employees or athletes who have suffered some form of heat-related illness.
A 2½-Inch Alternative?
Just about anyone you talk to in the fire service will tell you that you need a 2½-inch line for an interior attack in a commercial building fire.
Second-Arriving Company: The Facilitator
The tactics and strategies of the first-arriving apparatus in structure fires are greatly emphasized in today's trade magazines and lectures—and rightfully so.
It’s Gallons Per Minute that Put the Fire Out!
It's 2:45 p.m. on a bright summer day. Your engine company has been dispatched with a full box alarm assignment for a reported fire in a building
Modular Construction: Hidden Hazards Within
Jerry Knapp's report on the fire in West Haverstraw, New York (in this issue), determined to be caused by discarded smoking material near the front porch, appeared to me to be déjà vu.
Rapid Fire Spread at Private Dwelling Fires
The house fire is the most common type of working fire for most U.S. fire departments.
How to Build a Cheap Hose Dummy
Sam Hittle describes one way to build a cheap hose dummy that allows your company to perform realistic drills for life safety.