The Fire Instructor’s Role in Preventing ‘Friendly Fire’ Training Events
The training officer must ensure that all your firefighters have a safe, educational experience and that no harm comes to those under your care.
FE Volume 176 Issue 4
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Odd Rescues Revisited: Child Stuck in a Swing
Familiarizing yourself with the playground equipment can help your crews when it comes to resuces involving trapped children.
Trench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 2
Firefighters have ventured “way out of their lanes” by promoting unproven shoring designs like spot shoring and thrust block systems.
Building Better Company Training
Company training is the foundation for the success of any fire company and is the cornerstone of an organizational training program.
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Searching Sense
When firefighters are searching on the fireground, we operate in harm’s way; that’s why it’s important to continually size up your surroundings.
Fire Captain Pinned by Ceiling Collapse Averts Mayday
As an officer, what can you do to focus on new information and pull your firefighters back when they are charging toward a fire?
Fire Apparatus Deliveries: April 2023
Check out some fire apparatus profiled in the April 2023 issue of Fire Engineering magazine, including this rescue pumper from SVI Trucks.
Avoiding Warehouse Disasters: The San Antonio Approach (32 Years Later)
How do firefighters attack a significant fire in a warehouse protected with a sprinkler system? Glenn Corbett considers the operational challenges.
Letters to the Editor: April 2023
Read some letters to the Fire Engineering staff from April 2022 from Stephanie White, Gina Hudson, and Michael Dimas.
Operating Above a Fire
Bill Gustin examines how research studies have influenced changes in tactics that firefighters employ to attack fires below them.
Enhance Your Firefighter Training Opportunities Through Relationships
Developing and using municipal and business relationships in your area can help supplement tight training budgets, says Jim Stevenson.
The NIOSH 5: Beyond Firefighter Line-of-Duty Deaths
In addition to firefighter deaths, these five factors can lead to near misses and other events. Brian Brush and Anthony Kastros on mitigating them.