Centennial
Writing this 100th column, I realize I'll never remember every incident I responded to, the experience gained and lessons learned from each run.
FE Volume 170 Issue 10
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Company/Association News
The MASSACHUSETTS FIREFIGHTING ACADEMY (MFA), a division of the state Department of Fire Services (DFS), announced David Evans as its new director. Evans is deputy…
Coming Events
NOVEMBER 2-5, 2017 Colorado EMS Conference. Keystone, Colorado. Sponsor: Emergency Services Association of Colorado. Contact: (800) 889-5690, (303) 317-6511. Fax: (303) 200-7099. Web site: http://www.emsac.org/conference.…
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Apparatus Deliveries
The Hilbert (WI) Fire Department designed this MARION BODY WORKS truck to carry staffing and for rehab (and features climate control for these reasons), explains Second Assistant Chief Mark Fochs.
Products
RightAnswer.com’s ONPOINTEHS™ FIRST RESPONDERS offers any qualified U.S.-based first responder free access to RightAnswer’s aggregated databases supporting single searches across multiple sources of up-to-date environmental,…
FireCatt: Computer-Controlled Hose Testing Technology
Fire departments spend millions of dollars on hose and apparatus, yet the market falls dangerously short in providing safe, effective, and accurate hose testing.
What Type of Attitude Are You Nurturing?
How to approach complacency in your fellow firefighters and step up your game - it's all in the attitude. MICHAEL FURCI
Essentials of a High-Performing Engine Company
There is more to engine company success than fire suppression. The engine company must operate at a much higher level to ensure life safety and property conservation. RICHARD RAY
Thinking Like an Incident Commander
You may have to step up and accept the taxing position of making difficult decisions under stressful situations. Will you be ready to think like an incident commander? THOMAS DUNNE
Interior Exposure Protection: a Neglected Tactic
The interior exposures can be adjacent spaces, stairs, foyers, and corridors for alternate egress - and all must be protected while initial companies are operating in the fire building. JASON HOEVELMANN
Securing Portable Ladders’ Streams: the Hose Strap
If you must operate a handheld hoseline from a portable ladder, a high-risk/low-frequency operation, use a hose strap to combat the charged line's weight, gravity, and nozzle reaction forces. JACK HUESTON