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MAJOR INCIDENTS
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On The Job – Pennsylvania: Firefighters Dodge “Bullets” On “Goose Day”
Patrick Pauly reports on a house fire where the water supply stopped, two collapses occurred and a firefighter was trapped. Share the many lessons learned at this unusual incident.
Progress Report
Coverage of a million-dollar fire in Pennsylvania that required units from 23 departments; plus the latest “Hot Spots on the Web.”
Progress Report
Coverage of a quick-spreading fire in a New Jersey automobile dealership that required extensive mutual aid.
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FIREFIGHTER HEALTH & SAFETY
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Force Protection For The Fire/EMS Critical Infrastructure
Hank Christen and Michael Malone outline the concept of force protection, which lets a fire-EMS agency remain in a secure posture, ensuring that the organizational missions are completed safely and effectively.
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FIRE SERVICE TRAINING
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Truck Company Tips
Michael M. Dugan offers his Tip 4: Watch out for falling window air conditioners.
Portable Window Air Conditioners: Innocent Looking, But Can Be Deadly
Joseph T. Berry outlines specific hazards facing firefighters operating below portable window air conditioners.
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VOLUNTEER & RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS
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Finding The $ To Make The Small Fire Department Work
Steve Meyer examines the issue of funding for small fire departments, with suggestions for maximizing resources.
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FIREFIGHTING TECHNOLOGY
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Interoperability: An In-Depth Review
Charles Werner tracks down answers to the question, “What is interoperability?” and defines it meaning for the fire-rescue service.
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FIREGROUND STRATEGY & TACTICS
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Changing Strategy
Charles Werner tracks down answers to the question, “What is interoperability?” and defines it meaning for the fire-rescue service.
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Columns |
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Fire Politics
Another Close Call For The FIRE Act
By Hal Bruno
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Safety & Survival
Firefighter Deaths From Truss Collapse
By Vincent Dunn
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University Of Extrication
Technology Update: 2003-2004 Vehicles – Part 1
By Ronald E. Moore
Also See: Extrication Archives
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Close Calls
Know What You Can Handle— And What You Cannot
By William Goldfeder
Also See: Goldfeder's Archives
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Chief Concerns
Implementing A Credit-Based Fire Training Program
By David J. Purchase
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Hazmat Studies
NFPA 704 Hazmat Marking System
By Robert Burke
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EMS
Developing A New EMS and Fire Vocabulary
By Gary Ludwig
Also See: Ludwig's EMS Archives
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Stay Safe!
Flashover!
By Michael L. Smith
Also See: Smith's Archives
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Command Post
Good Leaders Build Bridges, Not Fort
By Harry R. Carter, Ph.D.
Also See: Carter's Archives
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Departments |
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As Firehouse Sees It
Another World
By Harvey Eisner
Forum
Hot Shots
Fire Wire
Calendar
Also See: Firehouse.Com's Online Events Calendar
Rekindles
Compiled by Paul Hashagen
Parting Shot
Advertiser Index
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Dedication |
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This month’s Firehouse® is dedicated to Captain Michael Wayne Copeland, 50, of the City of Charlotte, NC, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, January 2003; to Firefighter George A. Walker, 62, of the Clarksville, IN, Fire Department, Engineer Robert John Moseley, 52, of the Santa Barbara County, CA, Fire Department, and Trainee Wayne K. Clark, 46, the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, who died in the line of duty, February 2003; and to Firefighter Mike Stanley, 52, of the Salisbury, MO, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, March 2003.
More: Firehouse.Com: In the Line of Duty
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