Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment
Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
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The Maverick Fire Officer
As a maverick fire officer, your actions and decisions should demonstrate your commitment to respect and teamwork.
Training Minutes: Victim Removal from Window
Todd Taylor and company demonstrate a twin-tension system that can be set up with minimal equipment and staffing to remove a victim via a window.
Making Entry with Through-The-Lock Pliers
Quintin Pavel discusses how firefighters can modify pliers so they are more effective for through-the-lock forcible entry.
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Escape Room Fire Training
Ron McNew offers an approach to company training modeled after escape rooms, where firefighters must complete a variety of tasks to advance.
Stop Wearing Your Gear: A Call for Change in Firefighting Practices
P.J. Norwood calls for a cultural change when it comes to what calls firefighters wear their structural firefighting gear to.
Adopting a Know Before You Go Mentality for Fire Attack
Jack J. Murphy discusses how preplanning has evolved over the decades in the fire service and where firefighters need to go next.
After the Action: Fireground Tips
Joseph M. Rock offers some tactical observations from the aftermath of a Virginia Beach (VA) fire.
Humpday Hangout: Commercial Building Fires
Brian Zaitz and other members of the ISFSI address how firefighters can properly train for operations in commercial structures.
Training Minutes: Elevator Rescue: Anatomy of the Rope Gripper
Mike Dragonetti of Dragon Rescue Management reviews the Hollister-Whitney Rope Gripper, a failsafe device that can help increase elevator safety.
Decision Theory for the Fire Service
Do incident commanders have what it takes to question their fundamental perception of an incident? Marc Coenen on why this needs to happen—and how to do so.
Two-Pen Perspectives: Direction for Succession
It is not enough to just leave a place better than you find it...you must lead it better than you found it. A new piece from Paul Combs and Brian Brush.