Calling an Audible
Deployment of the RIT to help save a civilian’s life isn’t its primary duty, but in some instances, we’ll have to deviate from our procedures, writes Mike Ciampo.
FE Volume 173 Issue 12
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FE Volume 173 Issue 12
Read our December 2020 issue, which features piece by Dan Kerrigan and Jim Moss, Dan and Victoria DeGryse, and more!
The 2020 FireEMS Supplement
Grab our December 2020 supplement on fire-based EMS, which is bundled with the print edition of Fire Engineering magazine.
PTSD Clarity: We Are Resilient
PTSD is treatable, and a person suffering from it can move through it and past it with help and support. Be that person, Dan and Victoria DeGryse write.
More FE Volume 173 Issue 12
Apparatus Deliveries: December 2020
Check out some recent fire apparatus deliveries, including this pumper/tanker delivered to the Vigo Township (IN) Fire Department.
Products/Services/Media: December 2020
Check out some firefighter products and services spotlighted in the December 2020 edition of Fire Engineering magazine.
Corporate Profiles: December 2020
Check out some corporate profiles from our December 2020 issue.
Preplanning Building Demolition Sites
Demolition sites are constantly changing. Firefighters must inspect these periodically and update your preplans to maintain response readiness.
Delayed Response: Don’t Accept Failure
The volunteer fire service may have become immune to alarm response delays. Don’t ignore this failure, writes Michael P. Capoziello.
Preventing Legal Fires: Reasonable Accommodations and Terminations While on Disability
Occasionally, injured workers are terminated while on a disability. Is that legal? John K. and Dr. Beth Murphy offer some perspective.
Self-Care and Emotional Wellness in the Fire Service
Jada Hudson uses her far-reaching work experience in first responder care to offer these tried-and-true methods of combating the suicidal thoughts and negative thinking that can result from working many years in the fire service.
Postfire Contamination and Control
Russell Osgood looks at some simple items that only cost a few dollars but work to keep a large portion of fire contaminants at the incident scene.