Like Clockwork
Starting up the apparatus AND hearing the buzzing of the low-air-pressure alarm is always aggravating, especially when we are responding first due for a fire in a dwelling.
FE Volume 166 Issue 7
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Names in the News
Howard County (MD) Department of Fire and Rescue Services CAPTAIN DALE BECKER was named one of the top 10 emergency medical services (EMS) innovators in the country by the Journal of Emergency Medical Services for his work to advance the method in which emergency medical crews administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Company-Association News
BIOFIRE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.'s FilmArray system received U.S. Patent No. 8,394,608 from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
More FE Volume 166 Issue 7
Pump Panel Leadership
Pump panel leader (PPL) relates to the position of the new company lieutenant or junior officer and even the senior firefighter.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Carmel Highlands (CA) FPD operates this HME pumper with four-wheel-drive.
Crew Resource Management The Elephant in the Fire Station
It is three o'clock in the morning, and your engine or truck company is toned out to a working structure fire in an apartment building.
Configuring Power Blowers
Within the scope of the course Postgraduate Studies in Fire Safety Engineering, I wrote a thesis on the use of power blowers for staircase ventilation.
Pursuing Proactive Fire Service Solutions
Chevrolet introduced one of the first commercially available gasoline injection systems in an American-made car.
How Many Personal Computers Do We Need in the Stations?
The need for efficient communication, mandated data collection and reporting, and computer-based training methods has digitized the fire service.
Compressed Air Foam and Structural Firefighting Research
A new study, funded by the Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grants, is investigating the effectiveness, limitations, and potential safety concerns of compressed air foam systems (CAFS) for structural firefighting.
Ventilation-Limited Fires in Residential Buildings
Firefighters used to breathe a sigh of relief when they found fire showing from a window or two on arrival: Visible fire meant you knew the fire's location, and a simple check by the first-arriving truck officer would define the fire area.