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Sunday, July 5, 2015

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Conclusion to 59 Year Old Male: Unwell

EMS 12 LEAD - PUBLISHED ON JULY 4, 2015 BY VINCE DIGIULIO

This is the conclusion to our latest case, 59 Year Old Male: Unwell. I suggest starting there and reviewing the scenario before diving into this discussion. I was glad to see our latest case generated quite a bit of debate. This is a difficult tracing coupled with an equally difficult clinical scenario, so it wasn’t ...more

Predictability of Building Performance – Expect Fire

FIREGROUND LEADERSHIP - PUBLISHED ON JULY 4, 2015 BY CHRISTOPHER NAUM

The Predictability of Building Performance must take into consideration that in the context of today’s fire ground, buildings and fire dynamics, small changes on initial compartment or structure conditions may often produce and result in large-scale or magnitude changes that affect the long term outcome of the incident. We have assumed that the routiness or ...more

Reflections by Jennifer DeShon

TRIPLE F - PUBLISHED ON JULY 2, 2015 BY GLHAFF

It’s dark, hot, and the desert air feels unbelievably dry. Three A.M. in late September, and the temperature is still about 90 degrees. I’m already starting to breathe a little harder as I hop down off the second parapet wall on the roof of an old nightclub. I’m wearing and carrying 70 pounds of ...more