Did That Building Just Land from Mars? Prepping Your Building Preplans
No, that building didn't just land from Mars; it's been there for decades. So why are our firefighters unfamiliar with it?
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Rescues at a High-Rise Residential Fire in Virginia
On July 13, 2021, Suffolk (VA) Fire & Rescue was presented with a high-rise fire in an occupied residential apartment building that challenged firefighters.
Resolutions Equal Solutions
Do we do enough preparation by training and have the proper equipment for serving the communities we’re sworn to protect?
The Art of Reading Smoke: Understanding the Color
In smoke reading, the most misunderstood aspect and its implications are the recognition and analysis of color.
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Health and Safety Awareness for Fire Investigators
Although preventing firefighter cancer has been a foremost health and safety issue in the fire service, fire investigators exposure to carcinogens has been largely overlooked.
Lithium-Ion Batteries: The 18650
The 18650 lithium-ion cell is one of the most common lithium-ion cells on the market. Chris Greene takes a closer look.
Battle-Ready Intelligence
Firefighters must have intelligence of a building or complex available to evaluate the potential magnitude of an incident.
‘I Was in the Bathroom at the Time’
We should always afford the same understanding to others we would hope to get for ourselves. Read Bobby Halton's final editorial for Fire Engineering.
The 2023 Firefighter PPE Supplement
Download the 2023 supplement on firefighter personal protective equipment (PPE), which comes bundled with the January 2023 issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
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Check out firefighter training articles from the January 2023 issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
How NOT to Investigate Fires
Finding the origin, cause, and the responsibility for a fire—in that order—is basic to present-day, science-based fire investigation, Vyto Babrauskas writes.
What If…? Using Your Imagination in Fireground Strategy
It is the incident commander’s imagination that can often make the difference between a firefighting operation that goes very well and one that doesn’t.