Limiting Fire Damage Through Coordinated Ventilation
A careful size-up at a structure fire in Germany determined the appropriate ventilation strategy used and successfully applied.
FE Volume 171 Issue 3
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Tactical Procedures for Responding to Natural Gas Emergencies
Jerry Knapp discusses the hidden and obvious dangers to firefighters when responding to natural gas emergencies and some actions that can decrease these risks and improve efficiency.
On-Scene Cooperation: Fire Department and Law Enforcement
When fire department and the law enforcement personnel must respond to each other’s incidents, they should know beforehand the lead agency’s needs.
Converting a Window to a Door to Expedite Firefighter Rescue
Jason Joannides explains how to safely and efficiently create a door from a window and illustrates how this conversion can decrease the time it takes to rescue a firefighter who has called a Mayday.
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Sinkhole Proves Need for “All Hazard” Response
In a long-term sinkhole response, the fire department must consider the logistics of a possible long-term incident.
Transitional attack and VES vs. VEIS
The section on transitional attack at attic fires is not accurate.
Response Considerations for an “Old” Midwestern Home
There are numerous response factors fire departments must consider when responding to fires in homes that were built many decades earlier.
ISFSI, UL FSRI receive Sarbanes Safety Award
The International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) and the Underwriters Laboratories Firefighter Safety Research Institute (UL FSRI) will be co-recipients of the Senate Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award, which will be presented at the 30th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner on April 19, 2018, in Washington, DC.
The Challenges in Managing a Bus Collision
Rommie Duckworth presents a template first responders can use to manage bus collisions with few or multiple patients and suggestions for building the management plan and team before these events occur.
Fidget Spinners: A New Type of Ring Removal
These new, popular toys have become the latest removal hazard that firefighters are facing.
Preventing Suicide in Firefighters Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress
Dena Ali discusses research related to firefighting that shows the conditions that can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder and attempted suicide and the interventions that possibly could promote post-traumatic growth and build resilience in firefighters.
Supporting Saws
Michael N. Ciampo offers these tips on saw safety while cutting metal bars.