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• Blaze Rips Through Three Homes in New York City

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  Mentoring: The Next Generation Won’t Just Happen

  Dr. Harry Carter shares the difference between mentoring and coaching and...

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  Karpluk: Book Quotes to Help You Become Better

  Les Karpluk pulls quotes two books that helps firefighters see the fire...

  Blog • July 23rd, 2014

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  Carter: Getting It All Done Requires a Bit of Time Management

  When you do not schedule the events in your life, you do not control your...

  Blog • July 10th, 2014

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  Karpluk: Five Myths on Fire Service Leadership

  Les Karpluk looks at five beliefs that people don't really understand...

  Blog • July 4th, 2014

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  Pennington: Training to the Tip of Perfection

  Firefighters should take their training as serious as the hardened warriors...

  Blog • June 30th, 2014

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  Ballam: Spending Quality Time in Fire Apparatus Cabs

  The best way to get a feel of the different options and features of...

  Blog • June 25th, 2014

Strategy & Tactics

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  Ore. Park-and-Ride Fire Burns 5 Vehicles, Injures Man

  Everton Bailey Jr.
  The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.
  Created: July 30, 2014

  July 29-- A car caught on fire in a TriMet park-and-ride lot in...

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  Blaze Rips Through Three Homes in New York City

  Kirstan Conley
  New York Post
  Created: July 30, 2014

  A firefighter was among thirteen people injured in the four alarm blaze...

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Rescue & Special Ops

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  A Blueprint for Success to Developing a Technical Rescue Team

  by Bob Duemmel
  Created: March 10, 2014

  This is the first of a five-part series on the development of a technical...

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  Unorthodoxed Confined Space Rescue Challenges N.J. Responders

  by Michael Daley
  Created: March 10, 2014

  Firehouse contributor Michael Daley provides an in-depth view of a very...

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Technology & Communications

• Wildfire Officials Say Drone Interfered with Air Attacks

  
  The Associated Press
  Created: July 29, 2014

  The person was trying to get video of the blaze and when authorities said...

• San Francisco's 911 System Strained

  Marisa Lagos
  San Francisco Chronicle
  Created: July 13, 2014

  Dispatchers are struggling with both staffing and technology and it's...

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Training

• Retired Ore. Firefighter Honored for Saving Suicidal Woman

  Rick Bella
  The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.
  Created: July 30, 2014

  Randy Leonard, who left Portland Fire to take on politics, remembered his...

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  Weekly Drill: No. 151 - Portable Ladders

  by Russell Merrick
  Created: July 27, 2014

  Firefighters will learn about the different types of portable ladders and...

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Wildland

• Residents Concerned About Calif. Wildfire Response

  Carmen George
  The Fresno Bee
  Created: July 30, 2014

  One resident said she wants a "faster, better, more coordinated fire...

• Suspect in Calif. Wildfire Charged with Manslaughter

  Katie Gillespie
  Redding Record Searchlight, Calif.
  Created: July 29, 2014

  The charred body of a man was found in the fire's path.

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Politics & Law

• Cal Fire Sues Foundation For $2.5 million Over 2012 Fire

  Patrick S. Pemberton
  The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)
  Created: July 19, 2014

  Cal Fire is suing a philanthropic group saying the foundation caused a fire...

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  Proving the Value Of a Fire Department

  by Dennis Compton
  Created: July 1, 2014

  In May 2013, I wrote a column about a survey taken to identify what some...

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Leadership & Command

• Cleveland Firefighters Charged in Apparatus Crash

  Firehouse.com News
  Created: July 30, 2014

  It is alleged that the two lied to investigators of the June fire truck...

• Suit Filed Against Conn. Departments Over Fire Death

  
  Created: July 30, 2014

  The lawsuit claims that responders failed to “perform their duties as...

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Firefighter Safety

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  Seven Key Actions and Observations for Safety Officers

  by Jeffrey Pindelski
  Created: September 19, 2013

  Jeffrey Pindelski discusses the key points for an incident safety officer...

• Canadian Firefighter Suffers Brain Bleed, Remains Hospitalized

  Firehouse.com News
  Created: July 30, 2014

  The 20-year-old fell ill while getting on a truck to respond to an...

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Emergency Vehicles & Operations

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  Fire & Rescue Apparatus Maintenance Roundtable

  by Ed Ballam
  Created: January 4, 2013

  When it comes to fire apparatus maintenance issues, you would be correct to...

• Cleveland Firefighters Charged in Apparatus Crash

  Firehouse.com News
  Created: July 30, 2014

  It is alleged that the two lied to investigators of the June fire truck...

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Fire Prevention & Investigation

• Investigators Seek Cause of Ill. Restaurant Fire

  Cassie Burton
  Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.
  Created: July 30, 2014

  The flames at Red Apple Diner lasted for two hours and were put out by an...

• Three Children Hurt in Brooklyn Apartment Fire

  Firehouse.com News
  Created: July 29, 2014

  Firefighters had to cut through a window grate to rescue two.

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Funding & Grants

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  Global Perspective on Fire Station Space, Land Use

  by Janet A. Wilmoth
  Created: July 1, 2014

  Architect Theodore Galante has visited fire stations around the globe to...

• Privatization Not in Cards For Some Illinois Fire Depts.

  Cody Bozarth
  Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.
  Created: June 28, 2014

  While privatization of fire departments is uncommon, it's not unheard of...

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Health & Wellness

• Ohio Firefighters Who Don't Exercise May Face Discipline

  Natalie Trusso Cafarello
  The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
  Created: July 14, 2014

  Sylvania Township officials wants to punish firefighters who don't exercise...

• Study: 70 Percent of Firefighters are Overweight

  Mary Macvean
  Los Angeles Times
  Created: July 11, 2014

  Obesity is a major threat to firefighter health and safety.

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Careers

• A Return to College Life

  by Cynthia Mills
  Created: March 15, 2013

  As my husband returns to college to get his degree, this means that his...

• Cleveland Firefighters Charged in Apparatus Crash

  Firehouse.com News
  Created: July 30, 2014

  It is alleged that the two lied to investigators of the June fire truck...

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Monday June 30, 2014

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• Two Maryland Firefighters Arrested at Tunnel Fire

  The couple told troopers they were helping friends in the W.Va. tunnel.

• Suit Filed Against Conn. Departments Over Fire Death

  The lawsuit claims that responders failed to “perform their duties as...

• Boston Firefighters Battle Six-alarm Blaze

  One firefighter was injured in the blaze that caused $750,000 in damage.

• Sutphen Officials Say Certain Aerials Should be Placed Out of Service Immediately

  Three Hall County, Ga. firefighters were injured Tuesday afternoon after...

• Md. Department Looks to Change Retirement Program

  Harford County's moved to collect benefits at 50 instead of 55 count cost...

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