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FE Volume 174 Issue 4
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FE Volume 174 Issue 4
Check out the April 2021 issue of Fire Engineering, with features by Bill Towsend and David Dittman, Jerry Knapp, Dennis LeGear, Greg Sellers, and more!
Tactical Size-Up for Explosive Gas Emergencies
Your tactics and fireground success will be based on how you use your air monitoring tools for an effective size-up, writes Jerry Knapp.
Teaching the Generations
Take the time to understand the people in your command, instill the values that made your organization great, leave it better than you found it, and pass everything on, says Brian Zaitz.
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What the Best Fire Instructors Do
Research on the best teachers applies to fire service instructors, too, writes Edward A. Tracey.
Jethro, Abe, and John
Is there a degree of equivalency between trade education and academic education when it comes to fire service competency?
Products/Services/Media: April 2021
Check out a roundup of fire service products and services, including this live-fire training system from Dräger
Unexpected Building Feature at Evanston (IL) House Fire
Firefighters should always expect the unexpected. Mike Dugan reviews a recent fire in Evanston, Illinois.
Fire Training in Acquired Structures
Acquired structures provide the opportunity for reality-based training. William Townsend and Dave Dittman on optimizing your training opportunities.
The COVID Marathon
No deployment lasts forever. COVID mode will end someday. Kate Dernocoeur suggests some things to consider during the pandemic moment.
Letters to the Editor: April 2021
Read the Letters to the Editor we received for the April 2021 edition and see an exclusive illustration from Paul Combs.
Apparatus Deliveries: April 2021
Check out a list of apparatus deliveries for April 2021, including this quint for the Rostraver Township (PA) Fire Department.