FE Volume 172 Issue 6

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Adult Firesetting: An Underrecognized and Enduring Problem

The authors explain that adults, not only young children and adolescents, set fires and describe training workshops offered by The University of Kent to help the fire and rescue services understand adult fire-setting and methods for addressing it.
Fire Safety
Steve Marsar

Your First Mayday Shouldn’t be the Real Thing!

Chief or company officers who may become incident commanders must prepare for a possible Mayday before one ever happens, Steve Marsar writes.
FirefightingMagazine

Catastrophic Hazmat Releases and Emergency Responders: The Jack Rabbit II Project Report

Andrew Byrnes and Greg Noll review the Jack Rabbit Project's final results and the potential impacts for emergency responders.
HazmatTechnical Rescue

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Scissor Lift Response

In a response for a tipped-over scissors lift, the author emphasizes the priority of actions. Tend to injured patients, lock out/tag/out machinery, and clean up incident site before returning it.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting
Dangers lurking above Mike Ciampo

Dangers Lurking Above

When opening up or overhauling, don't work directly under the ceiling you're pulling. More from Mike Ciampo.
MagazineTruck Company

Names in the News: June 2019

Names in the news for the fire service, from the June 2019 pages of Fire Engineering.
Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Coming Events: June 2019

Coming events for the fire service in June 2019 issue of Fire Engineering.
Firefighting
Salameh fire

Overcoming Large Fire Challenges in a Small Town: The 605 Baltimore Street Fire

Nick J. Salameh shares the challenges a small-town fire department encountered while fighting a large fire, how it overcame the challenges, and the lessons learned.
FirefightingMagazine

The Potential Danger of Charging Lead Acid Batteries

Daniel Fresse explains how a series of batteries charging a forklift turned a call for carbon monoxide in a warehouse to an encounter with hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide gases.
Fire Safety
Firefighters at apartment fire

Thermal Imaging: No Longer Just for Overhaul

Joe DeVito looks at the increasing capacity of thermal imaging both during and after a response.
Firefighter TrainingMagazine

Products/Services/Media: June 2019

Petzl’s STRATO and VERTEX line of helmets help rescuers streamline their work. The new helmets feature Petzl’s exclusive CENTERFIT adjustment for quick-sizing, allowing the helmet…
Firefighting Equipment

Critical Intervention Bags: A Tool for Saving Lives in Mass-Casualty Incidents

Fire EMSFirefighting

Letters to the Editor: June 2019

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Volunteer Academies: Change Outcomes by Challenging New Members

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

News in Brief: June 2019

FDIC Coverage

Incident Safety Officers in the Wildland Urban Interface

FirefightingMagazineWildland Firefighting

Shut Up

Fire Department LeadershipFirefighting

Apparatus Deliveries: June 2019

Fire Apparatus

Glycerin-Based Smoke Fluids: A Healthier Way to Train

Firefighting Equipment