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Engine Company Videos
Ray McCormack
Tactical Safety: A High Level of Risk
Why do fire departments resist change? Ray
McCormack on new ideas and leaders who aren't focused on proficient
firefighting operations and understanding the fireground.
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Train Like You Fight Is a Theme
Training like you fight shouldn't be merely a
slogan for one week, but rather should be the focus of fire departments
all year long, writes Ray McCormack.
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Staffing Reach
We hear a lot about staffing in the fire service.
Ray McCormack says the main consideration is whether your staffing is
adequate for the majority of your fire attack incidents.
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On The Line
On the Line: AAA: Triangle of Incident Survivability
Anticipation, action, and analysis are three
components that can help improve firefighter survival on the fireground,
Dave DeStefano writes.
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On the Line: Second Due is Second to None
Although every firefighter wants to be first in,
each task on the fireground is important if the operation is to be
conducted safely and efficiently, David DeStefano writes.
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Primary Tools for Primary Search
David DeStefano reminds firefighters of the importance of basic tools when conducting a primary search.
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Engine Company Articles
Challenges to Implementing PPA: Q&A
American Fork (UT) Fire & Rescue Chief Kriss
Garcia recently conducted a Webcast entitled "Challenges to Imp...
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Roundtable: Officer Development
What preparation for promotion does your department
formally provide once the testing is complete and the list is est...
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Fire Engineering Magazine Partners With Russell Johns to Launch an Online Career Center for Fire and Emergency Services Personnel
Fire Engineering magazine has announced that it is
partnering with Russell Johns Associates (http://russelljohns.com)...
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On the Line: Focus on the Basics to be the Best
Although stagnation remains at the root of failure,
basic skills save the most lives (including ours) at fires, write...
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Lt. Gregory Pickard's widow accepts Ray Downey Courage and Valor award at FDIC
Lt. Gregory Pickard, of the Bryan (TX) Fire
Department (BFD), who died of the burn injuries he incurred while
attempt...
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SURVIVAL ZONE
Firefighter Technology Roundup: USAR Locator and More
Mary Jane Dittmar reviews some new technology
that may be of interest to firefighters, including a locator for urban
search and rescue operations, wall-scaling technology, and a tool for
increasing situational awareness over expansive fire scenes, such as in
wildland firefighting.
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SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING
Big Storms, Big Emergencies
In this course, discuss the reason unusual
conditions lead to unusual problems during big storms and discover how
to preplan with your local utility. Learn the hazards bystanders pose to
first responders and how to identify critical and dangerous
infrastructure in your area.
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First Due Battalion Chief
First-Due Battalion Chief: Information Is Vital
When it comes to firefighting in modern
buildings, building construction information can go a long way toward
keeping firefighters safe, Dan Sheridan writes.
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From the Jumpseat
From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity Conflict
Do the stories that make up how firefighters
think of themselves actually make it more difficult for them to operate
safely on the fireground? Mark J. Cotter reviews a scientific study that
says yes.
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Dunn's Dispatch
Dunn's Dispatch: Rekindle Fires
Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility.
Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance
of overhaul operations.
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Challenges to Implementing PPA: Q&A
American Fork (UT) Fire & Rescue Chief Kriss
Garcia recently conducted a Webcast entitled "Challenges to Implementing
PPA." Here are his responses to some questions asked during the
presentation.
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Industrial Firefighting
Cause of Fire at Williston (ND) Company Unknown
Authorities are unable to say what caused a large industrial fire in Williston to ignite.
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RIT
RIT Operations: Making the Stairs
Fredericksburg (VA) Fire Department Firefighter
Donald L. Wedding offers this Tradidions Training drill which focuses on
the sublevel removal of a downed firefighter.
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Structural Firefighting
KS Department Fights Third Fire in Three Days
Manhattan Fire Department firefighters were
called to battle a fire less than a block away from a fire they fought
the night before early Wednesday morning.
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Wildland Firefighting
Oregon Firefighters Battle New Lightning Fires
Lightning rolled through much of eastern Oregon on Tuesday, leaving in its wake several dozen reports of new wildfire starts.
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HAZMAT
The Dangers of Hoarder Fires
The dangers don't stop when the fire goes out, writes Ryan Pennington.
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PREINCIDENT INTELLIGENCE
Responsibility and Response Ability, Part 2
If a fire department does not know its responsibilities, the effectiveness of its response ability will be hampered, and responder safety will be compromised, writes Eric G. Bachman.
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