Converted Cubicles
Pulling up to the 2½-story wood-frame home, we figured it was probably balloon frame (outside wall studs running from the basement to the attic with no fire stopping) from its age, size, and shape.
FE Volume 167 Issue 3
The Latest
Names in the News
Carlsbad (CA) Fire Department (CFD) Battalion Chiefs MIKE LOPEZ (right) and MICHAEL CALDERWOOD (below) were named as the CFD's new division chiefs following a leadership transition that also included the promotion of Michael Davis to chief.
Company/Association News
FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS, INC. announced America's Bravest Equipment Company as its new dealer in Central and Eastern Kentucky.
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/MEDIA
Losberger features a full line of rapidly deployable INFLATABLE SHELTER SYSTEMS to service the needs of first responders and emergency personnel alike.
More FE Volume 167 Issue 3
PlumeSIM® Offers the Right Response to CBRN
The range of potential threats makes chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) and hazmat response training a challenging business.
Apparatus Deliveries
The Bahama (NC) Fire Rescue uses its two ALEXIS pumper/tankers to protect a very rural area of nearly 40 square miles, two percent of which is covered by hydrants.
Simple Solutions to Responses in Flooded Basements
Firefighters learn to improvise to solve problems and assist those who call them for help.
Electrical Oddities
On Wednesday, June 29, 2011, Boca Raton (FL) Fire Rescue Services (BRFRS) units responded to a reported structure fire.
Westmoreland v. Sutherland
Budget concerns for the City of Bay Village, Ohio, in the spring of 2008 led the city to adopt changes that substantially reduced overtime for its firefighters.
Large Animal Rescue: Are You Prepared?
In January 2012, a call came into a Tennessee fire station for a trailer accident on Interstate 40.
Cutting Torch Operations
A while back I was speaking with one of the big names in fire and rescue about rescue tools, and he said that the use of cutting torches is a lost art in the fire service.
The 2014 Company Officer: Are You Up for the Challenge?
Regardless of what your fire department calls the rank of company officer (sergeant, lieutenant, captain, or senior captain), it is critical to know what you are getting yourself into should you aspire to serve at that rank or should you already be serving in that position.