FE Volume 172 Issue 10

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Is Physical Wellness Impacting Mental Wellness?

Bryan Fass explains that there is a connection between physical and mental health and that the keys to wholistic health are a diet free of sugar and chemicals, the right kind of body movements, probiotic supplementation, adequate sleep, and regular medical checkups.

Fire EMS Firefighting

The Basics of Handline Construction

Bryan McLean looks at the importance of this essential wildland urban interface tactic to help contain a wildland fire.

Firefighting Wildland Firefighting

Mayday! Response at a Detached Garage Fire with Structural Collapse in Virginia

Michael J. Barakey recounts this recent routine garage and house fire that became more than routine for Suffolk (VA) Fire & Rescue.

Structural Collapse Technical Rescue

The 10 Percent Search

Clay Magee and Brandon Lewis use this specialized search technique created for students of their Magic Truck Company Academy to teach how best to survey a fire building floor while performing essential fireground tasks.

Firefighter Training Search Operations

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Fire Attack: First Line Stack-Up

Howard Rinewalt and Jason Hearnsberger shared a method of line advancement that saves time and energy as opposed to radio communication in a hostile environment.

Fire Attack Firefighting

Are You Mentally Ready for the Challenge?

Michael Capoziello emphasizes the need for volunteer firefighters to be able to focus totally on their roles on the fire/emergency scene regardless of the issues they may have been wrestling with when they were summoned to answer the call. Officers, Capoziello adds, should assess their firefighters’ emotional status as they respond and, if necessary, have firefighters sit out an alarm if it seems as though they may not be able to focus 100 percent on their fireground duties.

Fire Department Leadership Firefighting

Roving Rapid Response and Recovery Teams: Post-Midwestern Natural Disaster

Matthew Schofield describes how these R⁴teams comprised of firefighters post-deployed and prepositioned in the aftermath of a tornado, expediting meeting citizens’ needs while comforting and reassuring them.

Technical Rescue

Preplanning: Include the Hose Stretch

Anthony Rowett explains why and how to incorporate into a building’s preplan the specifics pertaining to initiating the initial hoseline should a fire occur in that structure.

Firefighting Equipment Hoselines