FE Volume 171 Issue 6

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Street-Proven Research

Street-Proven Research

Unbeknownst to me, once again our company would be conducting a research project that was in an uncontrollable environment, unlike much of what we’ve been seeing coming out of the recent studies, which were experiments (procedures carried out under controlled conditions to discover an unknown effect or law, to test or establish a hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law).
Firefighter Training
Biocell Makes EMS Transports Safer

Biocell Makes EMS Transports Safer

The Biocell makes transporting infected victims safer for medics and first responders.
Fire EMSFirefighting
A More Definite Risk Management Model

A More Definite Risk Management Model

Patrick Mahoney explains why the words “save a lot” in the statement “risk a lot to save a lot” need better definition and offers a rationale for his position.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Adaptive Culture: A Lesson from History

Adaptive Culture: A Lesson from History

Dennis Merrigan uses World War I’s historic Battle of Jutland to show the dangers of adaptive culture and its effects on the fire service.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

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Company Officers, It’s All About You!

Company Officers, It’s All About You!

Bruce Byrnes makes the case that “as the company officer goes, so goes the department” and that the company officer’s skill and demeanor have a crucial impact on the quality of services the crew renders and the department’s reputation.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Marijuana grow house

The Deadly Hazards of Indoor Marijuana Grow Houses

Recognize the signs that a structure may be an illegal marijuana grow facility (IMGF) before entering, and prepare for the possible hazards.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefightingMagazine
A Continuum: The Case for Effective Small Unit Leadership in the Fire Service

A Continuum: The Case for Effective Small Unit Leadership in the Fire Service

Marc S. Davidson explains why it is necessary for the fire service to establish a leadership training continuum from probie to chief officer and offers the U.S. military as the training model.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

FE Volume 171 Issue 6

Issues
Parapet Collapse: An Old Danger for Today’s Firefighters

Parapet Collapse: An Old Danger for Today’s Firefighters

Identifying the location of parapets in your response district is the first step to preparing for the collapse danger the parapet presents to firefighters.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Collaborating for Firefighter Safety and Health

Collaborating for Firefighter Safety and Health

The Florida Firefighter Safety and Health Cooperative focuses on firefighter safety and health issues in the state and provides education, training, and the sharing of best practices to minimize the risks and exposures.
Fire Safety
One Fire Service family

One Fire Service family

Over the past year, I’ve been contributing to the Stop Believing Start Knowing (SBSK) blog, a professional firefighter page dedicated to helping firefighters learn and understand modern fire attack principles based on the modern fire dynamics science studies provided through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
Fire AttackFirefighting
Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award: Rusty Brown

Ray Downey Courage and Valor Award: Rusty Brown

Firefighter Rusty Brown, Cobb County (GA) Fire and Emergency Services, was awarded the 2018 Ray Downey Courage and Valor award at FDIC International. Brown, a nine-year member of the fire service, responded on October 10, 2017, to a call for assistance from the Monroe County Fire Department.
FDIC Coverage

Rescuing a Bariatric Fire Victim

Fire EMSFirefighting

Two-Alarm Condominium Fire Challenges Virginia Beach (VA) Firefighters

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

The Basics of Enhancing Your Size-Up

Firefighter ToolsFirefighting Equipment

The 10,000-Hour Rule: Practice Makes Perfect!

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Walter Williams and the Guy Who Drives You Crazy Online

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Apparatus Deliveries

Fire PreventionFire Safety

Names In The News

Firefighting

Company Association News

Fire PreventionFire Safety