Preparing your company
The concept of being prepared to do our job gets a lot of lip service these days. We have many new ideas, new leaders, and new challenges on the streets every day.
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Spring Fever
As we drove back to quarters toward the end of a long day tour, the mobile data computer terminal’s audio signal suddenly went off and the run ticket came up on the screen.
Company/Association News
GLOBE MANUFACTURING COMPANY was invited by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Industrial Fabrics Association International to speak at the first-ever Smart Fabrics Summit…
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Products
Turtle Plastic’s TURTLE TUBE GRAIN SILO RESCUE SLEEVE was designed and developed by farmers and rescue workers to save lives in the event of a…
Coming Events
conferences/exhibitions MAY 24-27, ARFF International Water Rescue Workshop. Boston, Massachusetts. Sponsor: Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Working Group. Contact: (972)714-9412. Fax: (972)714-9432. E-mail: info@arffwg.org. Web…
Apparatus Deliveries
Because of a recent merger, the Rocky Run Fire Company, Lima, Pennsylvania, replaced two Class A engines with this rescue pumper built by MARION BODY…
The FireBozz® Rapid-Deploy Water Cannon
In recent years, wildfires have increased in size, frequency, cost, and damage. The U.S. Forest Service estimates that more than 30 percent of U.S. residents live in places threatened by wildfire.
Effective Practical Skill Training: What’s Needed?
As there is a shift in the fire service toward more Web-based training, it is critical to evaluate if the training delivery method is getting the desired results. CHRISTOPHER D. SMITH
The Care and Feeding of the Emergency Operations Center
The author provides an overview of the emergency operations center (EOC) and how incident commanders can best use the EOC to support emergency operations at an incident. DAVE DONOHUE
Tactical Changes That Can Save Firefighters’ Lives
Why are so many departments slow to consider science-based information and to adjust their strategy and tactics to effect positive changes in how they operate? NICK J. SALAMEH
Responding to Secure Facilities
Although the focus of this article is on correctional facilities, the information also applies to a psychiatric facility, a court, a police station, state trooper barracks, or anywhere else that restricts access and limits a person, resident, or inmate from moving about freely. DENNIS CARMAN