May 2002

Rapid Intervention Teams: Are You Prepared For The Entrapment?

May 1, 2002

James K. Crawford reviews the reasons why it is so important for the rapid intervention team to monitor all fireground functions and to be prepared to rescue a downed firefighter...

Apparatus

The Apparatus Architect – Part 9: Designing Engine Company Apparatus

May 1, 2002

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur begin to detail critical aspects of engine company apparatus and how these factors can help an apparatus committee develop specifications.

Historical Incidents

South Carolina Remembers A Promise Made Long Ago

May 1, 2002

Paul Hashagen describes the keeping of a promise to New York City firefighters made just after the Civil War to return a kindness, “should misfortune ever befall the Empire City...

Historical Incidents

FDNY At Ground Zero

May 1, 2002

The chief of the FDNY Special Operations Command describes reconnaissance and planning.John Norman was a firefighter in busy Engine 290, Ladder 103, Rescue 3, Hazardous Materials...

Tech & Comm

Battle Of The Bands

May 1, 2002

Barry Furey provides a guide to choosing the radio system that’s right for your department.

More content from May 2002

Historical Incidents

FDNY At Ground Zero Part 2

May 1, 2002

The FEMA teams made a lot of void entries and did a lot of good reconnaissance, but the type of debris that we encountered here was unlike anything that had ever been encountered...

Rescue

Airbag Supplemental Restraint Systems

May 1, 2002

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Rescue

Biological Terrorist Agents Part I – Bacterial Agents

May 1, 2002

In January 2002, anthrax was covered in detail in the Hazmat Studies column. This column will cover other potential biological agents that could be used by terrorists. Biological...

Leadership

Let’s Stop Being Our Own Worst Enemies

May 1, 2002

There are times when it seems as if the fire-rescue service is its own worst enemy. Just when you think things are going well and progress is being made, someone will say or do...

Safety & Health

Close Calls

May 1, 2002

Survivors share dangerous fireground experiences and detail what was learned from them.

Leadership

Firehouse® Interview: Congressman Curt Weldon

May 1, 2002

Firehouse® learns what’s next for the American fire service from the Pennsylvania lawmaker who founded the Congressional Fire Services Caucus and the Congressional Fire Services...