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    For those of you who entered the fire service within the past five years, you may have heard the "old timers" talk about the 1990s, when factions within EMS were at war about...
    March 1, 2006
    Coverage of a trench rescue on Long Island; plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."
    March 1, 2006
    Courtesy of Author
    A portable receiving system allows an incident commander to establish a receiving station at a convenient location. This may be in or near a vehicle, or even just outside an involved structure.
    Without question, thermal imagers (TIs) have revolutionized the way modern firefighters perform their tasks. Firefighters using TIs are now able to see what smoke has hidden ...
    March 1, 2006
    Dominic Colletti continues the discussion on foam operations and offers useful tips to reduce problems and increase successful fire stops.
    March 1, 2006
    A prescribed burn in the Cleveland National Forest was fanned by winds gusting between 40 and 50 mph.
    March 1, 2006
    Jay K. Bradish reports on an arson fire that destroyed two co-joined multi-use structures on Feb. 2, 2005.
    March 1, 2006
    Mark Emery discusses the assignment of operations at a small incident - one, two and perhaps even three alarms - as possible overkill.
    March 1, 2006
    Three years after a tragic fire in a Rhode Island night club, the tour manager for a rock band has pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter, the state's fire ...
    March 1, 2006
    Rich Meyer reviews one of the most important tools you have in your possession on the fireground: your body.
    March 1, 2006
    By request of the author, this article is not available online
    March 1, 2006
    Courtesy of Manchester Fire-Rescue-EMS
    Thanks to training and safety precautions, no firefighters were injured when a car slammed into this apparatus.
    We have all been reading about tragic incidents where firefighters have been struck, injured or even killed. Odds are, each of you knows of someone who was struck on the scene...
    March 1, 2006
    Photo by Ron Moore
    The S-Class Mercedes-Benz steering column’s swivel linkage is shown just above floorboard level. It is evident that any pulling effort applied to the upper section of this split column will raise only this portion of the column. Note the telescoping feature of the steering column is also visible near the base of the steering wheel.
    Subject: Steering Column Topic: Steering Column: Part 2 - Rack-and-Pinion Steering Column Design Features Objective: Identify by name the design and major components of vehicle...
    March 1, 2006
    Courtesy Robert Burke
    Grid sections drawn on a map of New Orleans show where teams conducted hazardous materials sweeps of the city.
    News media personnel, emergency responders and others have said that you cannot appreciate the devastation in New Orleans from news footage and photos. What an understatement...
    March 1, 2006
    Elizabeth, NJ, Jan. 13, 2006 - At 2:31 P.M., Elizabeth Fire Dispatch transmitted Box 6833 for a reported fire on a container ship, the Horizon Hawaii, at Sealand Marine Terminal...
    March 1, 2006
    This column continues the report, which began in my February column, of my research findings and observations about the future of America's volunteer firefighters. The focus ...
    March 1, 2006
    Do you feel overwhelmed by technology? Are you overwhelmed by the world of "information overload"? Are you having difficulty keeping up with the latest gadget? Do you know the...
    March 1, 2006
    A federal court decision in a lawsuit (Potter v. District of Columbia) challenging the Washington, D.C., Fire Department's ban on firefighter beards has brought into sharp focus...
    March 1, 2006
    Coverage of a fatal truss roof collapse at an ice skating rink.
    March 1, 2006
    Dr. Frank Field was a well-known science editor at WCBS-TV in New York in 1987 when he read that this nation had one of the worst fire safety records among developed countries...
    March 1, 2006