FE Volume 169 Issue 11
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Geared Up and Ready to Go
As I walked up the large flight of stairs next to the apparatus to the second floor, the aroma of a good "job" lingered in the air.
Coming Events
NOVEMBER 29, Wildland Fire Assessment Program Training. Brushy, Oklahoma. Sponsor: Brushy Community Fire Corps. E-mail: Lori Shirley at lshirley@nvfc.org. Web site: https://wfap.wufoo.com/forms/ok-wildland-fire-assessment-program/. DECEMBER 2-4, Expert…
Company/Association News
Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services (VFRS) Lieutenant CHARLES MULDER was named the city’s Firefighter of the Year after he donated one of his kidneys to…
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Apparatus Deliveries
The Yankton (SD) Fire Department designed this SMEAL quint to operate at structure fires and as a resource on rescue missions as needed, explains Chief…
Products
Safety Components’ GLIDE ICE THERMAL LINERS engineered with DuPont™ Nomex® filament are consistently worn by more U.S. metro city departments than any other thermal liner.…
Understanding the Photoionization Detector
This detector is useful for emergencies ranging from hazardous materials incidents to oil or gasoline spills, technical rescue, leaking cylinders or gas valves, and even to detect accelerants in arson cases. With proper training and maintenance, it can be a valuable tool in your toolbox.
Radiation: A Primer for Emergency Responders
Is your department street smart when it comes to dealing with radioactive responses in the transportation setting? Although the safety practices outlined here apply to all incidents, they are particularly useful for incidents when radiation is used as a weapon of mass destruction. ROBERT SHELTON
The Jack Rabbit Tests: Catastrophic Releases of Compressed Liquefied Gases
Millions of tons of chlorine are shipped annually throughout the United States. Despite the excellent record of safe transportation, response to a bulk shipment disaster will challenge all emergency responders. The Jack Rabbit program is designed to understand the behavior and consequences of large-scale chlorine and anhydrous ammonia releases. GREGORY G. NOLL AND ANDY BYRNES
Preplanning for Incidents Involving Crude Oil Rail Shipments: The Crude Oil Unit Train (COUT) Plan
Although Lac Megantic, Quebec, was not well known to Lancaster (PA) emergency managers, a train derailment there that killed 47 people and destroyed several downtown blocks made the Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency reevaluate its own railroad preparedness. ERIC G. BACHMAN
Preplanning for Incidents Involving Crude Oil Rail Shipments: Using the Military Planning Model as a Guide
The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades, causing more than $4 billion in damage and possibly killing hundreds of people if an accident happens in a densely populated part of the United States. Will you be ready if it happens in your first-due area? Here is a proven and widely used planning model, which contains simple tools and techniques you can use to develop a coherent, thorough plan. It can also be used to preplan large-scale, complex, multiagency, fast developing emergencies such as a crude-by-rail incident. JERRY KNAPP
Fire Engineering’s 140th Anniversary
During the next year, we will take a look back at the rich and unique history of this landmark fire service publication by focusing decade by decade, starting from 1877, on stories that made history and helped shape and make the fire service what it is today. We will also show the evolution and changes of the publication from its humble beginnings as a journal "Devoted to the Interests of the Firemen of the Country." GLENN P. CORBETT AND ROBERT MALONEY