Fighting Structural Fires During Lightning Storms
On March 29, 2016, three Boca Raton, Florida, firefighters were injured after lightning struck near them while working a house fire that was ignited by lightning.
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Deploying the Leader Line or Courtyard Lay
Every 84 seconds, a United States fire department is pressed into action. Our response? An aggressive fire attack.
Overcoming Relay Pumping Flow Problems
Scenario: You have been assigned as one of the pumpers in a relay that is supposed to be pumping 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm).
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Leadership from a Four-Star General, a Famous Frenchman, and “Drama”
I asked a man I respect more than any other to share with me - no, with us - what advice he gives to young, up-and-coming U.S. Navy aviators as it relates to leadership and command.
Creating Positive Public Relations
Today's fire service, especially the volunteer fire service, is under a lot of scrutiny from the public at large.
Operational Miscue
Filling out an alarm for a fire in a high-rise multiple dwelling as the fourth-due engine, the crew noticed that the alarm ticket's critical information data stated that for numerous apartments it was a "four-length stretch."
Company/Association News
LEONARD CARMICHAEL JR. retired as the deputy chief of the Trenton (NJ) Fire Department (TFD), the department’s highest uniformed rank. Carmichael served for more than…
Coming Events
conferences/exhibitions MARCH 6-9, NASEMSO Spring 2017 Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsor: National Association of State EMS Officials. Contact: (703) 538-1799. Fax: (703) 241-5603. E-mail: info@nasemso.org…
Products
For more than 12 years, eDispatches has provided actual TONE-OUT AUDIO DISPATCH AND LIVE STREAMING to mobile devices and landlines without dispatch involvement. Extends coverage…
Apparatus Deliveries
The Sunnyside (WA) Fire Department uses this KME platform interchangeably as an engine or a truck. Chief Aaron Markham says that this is the department’s…
Lessons Learned from the Hoboken Train Derailment
On Thursday, September 29, 2016, at 0847 hours, a commuter train crashed into the New Jersey Transit terminal in Hoboken, traveling at more than double the allowable speed limit.