March Madness Recap
With the onset of spring and melting snow and rain showers, we've had our share of runs that involve manhole fires or emergencies.
FE Volume 168 Issue 5
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FUEL IN A BOTTLE® has signed on as a new supporter of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). Fuel in a Bottle® donations will be…
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TrackTrain's EXPOSURE TRACKER is a Web-based system that allows firefighters to take as little as 20 seconds to input, track, and report all injuries and…
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BY JOHN M. MALECKY The Harrisburg (NC) Fire Department designed this SMEAL pumper similar to the previous pumper it purchased-for simplicity, safety, and familiarity, says…
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Managing Your Strengths
Learn how to put your best organizational effort, innovation, and creativity into your collective strengths and manage around your weaknesses.
A Duty to Respond: Translating Your Fire Safety Message to a Multicultural Community
We all have our reasons for being firefighters. Whether it is fulfillment of a lifelong dream or ambition, the inherent need to help people, or the calling of community service or pride, you have made a conscious decision to become part of an elite group of individuals.
Tulsa Fire Department’s Bowstring Truss ID System
This department implemented a program that provides initial responders with critical information about the presence of bowstring truss construction.
E-Learning: Choosing the Right Learning Management System
Here's how to make your training both accessible and affordable through your very own online e-learning portal.
Core Command Competencies
Commanders must have a process for predicting strategic steps to perfect proficiency based on incident activities.
Outside In: Wearing Portable Radios
Wearing your portable radio properly-using a leather strap and case and wearing both under your turnout-ensures protecting the equipment and maintaining its usability at an incident
Utility Response: What You Can Expect from Your Utility and What You Should Expect
Knowing you will arrive before the utility company in many cases should stress the importance of educating yourself in the hazards, the safety precautions, and the actions to take and not take at incidents where you need the utility company.
The Downside of Overusing Dispatching Technology
Computers are only as accurate as the humans who program them, and there should always be a human dispatcher to provide much-needed checks and balances when life and property are involved.