FE Volume 170 Issue 6
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The Gas Years
Walking into the firehouse and glancing at the company's riding assignment board, I had to chuckle: Written above our unit designation was "The Con Ed War Years" (Con Ed is an abbreviation for our local gas provider and "The War Years" relates to the famous fire years of the past).
Company/Association News
BOLT CUSTOM TRUCKS announced that it is building custom crew cabs on Kenworth and Peterbilt brand trucks, which have recently been certified under NFPA codes…
Coming Events
conferences/exhibitions JULY 12-13, EMLRC 29th Annual Bill Shearer International ALS/BLS Competition. Orlando, Florida. Sponsor: Emergency Medicine Learning and Resource Center. Contact: (800) 766-6335. Web site:…
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Apparatus Deliveries
The Brookhaven (PA) Fire Company designed this KME as a “wet rescue” and a multitask unit using limited staffing. Chief Rob Montella says it provides…
Products
Emergency Reporting’s INSPECTER™ SOFTWARE is designed to provide access to critical data anytime - regardless of connectivity -during inspections. Fire inspectors will need to do…
The RV: Baby Boomer’s Ride, Firefighter’s Nightmare
Only after this fire department had to protect a large county park that contained 60 campsites for recreational vehicles (RVs) did it discover that the RV industry is self-regulated and that no one agency oversees safety standards, leading it to research and develop standard operating procedures for RV fires. MARK WATTERS
High-Pressure Steam Incidents: What You Need to Know
If you have large apartment, industrial, and hospital complexes in your response area, they may use high-pressure steam to generate electricity or heating, and you need to know the dangers of responding to incidents when the steam is present. FRANK MONTAGNA
Fire Service Cancer Drives Regionwide Collaboration in Florida
After numerous incidences of cancer and cancer-related deaths, this area of Florida embarked on a hood-sampling analysis project that led to changes in personal protective equipment and personnel accountability. TODD J. LEDUC AND SAMUEL A. EATON
Fighting Small and Medium-Sized Box Store Fires with Limited Personnel
Just about every community has these stores. But what do you do when you are operating with limited staffing, apparatus, and experience at working incidents in these structures? ROBERT CALLAHAN
Belowgrade Fires: Firefighter Traps
John Norman writes about the factors that make them so deadly and the appropriate tactics for success and safety.
Fire Engineering’s 140th Anniversary
A look at "new" fire station designs in 1955 - state-of-the-art firehouses that are utilitarian and attractive and fit right into the local neighborhood served. GLENN CORBETT