Universal Steps: Responding to Alternative Fuel Vehicle Incidents
Firefighters must work in a coordinated way using universal steps when it comes to response to alternative fuel vehicle incidents.
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Why Your Fire Department Needs an Incident Safety Officer
Are lives unintentionally put at risk by not having an incident safety officer on scene? Bruce Lake offers his take on the issue.
Preplanning VES Operations: It’s All About the Details
Dennis Reilly provides suggestions on decisions fire departments can make before firefighters arrive on scene where they need to perform vent-enter-search.
Leadership and the NIOSH 5
The NIOSH 5 are the the top five causal factors that contribute to bad outcomes on the fireground. But what do they have to do with leadership?
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Tactical Changes
Change can often be met with resistance and reluctance from firefighters. Mike Ciampo on some changes with saws, exhaust fans, and ladders.
Burning from the Inside Out: Overextending the Thermal Capacity of Protective Clothing
How deep can firefighters penetrate into dangerously hot conditions before they realize that they are in trouble? Bill Gustin considers the limitations of PPE.
Prudent Management of Downed Electrical Power Line Incidents
Vyto Babrauskas provides some insights for firefighters on responding to downed electrical distribution lines.
Lithium-Ion Battery Disposal: What You Need to Know
This article discusses some options available to agencies when it comes to extinguishing fires caused by lithium-ion batteries.
Products/Services/Media: June 2024
Check out some firefighting products showcased in the June 2024 issue of Fire Engineering magazine.
Apparatus Deliveries: June 2024
See some fire apparatus deliveries highlighted in our June 2024 issue, including this quint for the Americus Hose Company in Pennsylvania.
Letters to the Editor: June 2024
Read some readers' letters that ran in the June 2024 issue of Fire Engineering that touched on bread-and-butter responses and compatability.
The Human Factor: What It Takes
To address the many challenges of recruitment and retention in today’s volunteer fire service, we must stay cognizant of the needs of our volunteers.