FE Volume 170 Issue 11

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Apparatus Deliveries

The Hoover (AL) Fire Department designed this KME pumper for general firefighting and emergency medical services response with emphasis on advanced life support (ALS). Operations Chief Rick Patterson says that all of the department’s engines are ALS equipped.
Fire EMSFirefighting

The Gray Area: Firefighter Rescue and Hazmat

Because of the increased number of new plastics and building materials on the fireground, each response is a potential hazmat incident.
HazmatTechnical Rescue

Urban Drafting Operations at a Chemical Warehouse Fire

When firefighters at this working fire at an industrial site could not obtain a water supply adequate to support the multiple aerials and ground monitors placed in service, they drafted water from a large canal bordering the property. 
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FE Volume 170 Issue 11

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Highs and Lows

The highs and lows of providing customer service to the citizens.
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Products Showcase

Product showcase
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Company Association News

Company Association News

  BOISE MOBILE EQUIPMENT (BME) has partnered with SUTPHEN CORPORATION as part of the Sutphen dealer network program, becoming its official sales and service representative…
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Coming Events

    conferences/exhibitions   DECEMBER 4-6, FFCA Safety & Health Conference. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Florida Fire Chiefs’ Association. Contact: (386) 676-2744. Fax: (386) 676-5490. E-mail:…
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Proper Breathing for the Proper Response

There are several quality breathing techniques you can employ at your next response that are improvements over what you learned at the academy.
Firefighter TrainingStructural Firefighting

A Collaborative Approach to Electrical Vault Fires

The author explains how building relationships between the fire department and utility providers can help ensure a safer and more efficient response and take some of the uncertainty out of these fires in electrical vaults.
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Gas Emergencies: 10 Life-Safety Tactics

Preventing an explosion, the primary threat at a gas emergency, is possible if responders follow the 10 tips given here.
Fire Safety

Getting on the Job: Before the Testing Starts

Simply being a volunteer firefighter will not be enough when you seek a career job; you must be prepared and at your best when the exam is announced.
Fire Service CareerFirefighter Training

Confined Space Recovery Incident

Confined Space RescueTechnical Rescue

Shoes and Socks

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Sprinkler Support Crucial at Large Warehouse Fires

Fire PreventionFire Safety

Transport of Stolen Fuel: A Growing and Hidden Danger for Firefighters

Firefighting

Can Peer Support Prevent Firefighter Suicide?

Fire Safety

Detroit “Street Experience” Contains Warehouse Fire

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How to Improve the Health of ­Volunteer Firefighters

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Fire Engineering’s 140th Anniversary

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Benefits vs. Costs of a Fitness ­Program: One Department’s Analysis

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Hallway Walls

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Firefighters and Cancer: – Technological Offensive Illuminates the Future

Firefighting Equipment

Articles “Fresh and Timely”

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