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  • October 2012

    • October 2012

    Photos by Brittany Mowery
    Photo shows the A/D corner of the vacant building shortly after a partial collapse of structure.
    Ambulance

    On The Job Tennessee: Multi-Alarm Fire Destroys Vacant Furniture Factory

    Oct. 1, 2012
    CLEVELAND FIRE DEPARTMENTChief: Steve HaunPersonnel: 90 career firefightersStations: 5Apparatus: 5 pumpers, 2 aerials, 1 command vehicle, 1 tanker, 1 brush truck, 1 squad/air ...
    Brad Harvey 1107 10775634
    Safety & Health

    Thermal Imaging: Don't Forget Your TI During Overhaul

    Brad Harvey
    Oct. 1, 2012
    One of the best and most popular uses for a thermal imager (TI) is during overhaul. A TI can be a blessing to you in determining how far a fire may have extended. Using a TI for...
    HALTOM CITY, TX, FIRE-RESCUE
    Equipment Mounting & Reels

    New Deliveries 10/12

    Firehouse Staff
    Oct. 1, 2012
    HALTOM CITY, TX, FIRE-RESCUE has taken delivery of a Rosenbauer heavy rescue featuring a custom chassis, 425-hp Cummins ISL engine, Allison 3000EVP transmission, heavy-duty tow...
    Gary Ludwig 10773654
    EMS

    EMS: Patient Refusals: Treading On Dangerous Ground

    Oct. 1, 2012
    I have the distinct memory some eons ago of working as a newly promoted captain/paramedic and going on a call at which the ambulance crew was already on the scene. When I arrived...
    Photos by Dennis Hook Photography/www.DennisHook.smugmug.com
    Photo 1. As firefighters began an emergency evacuation of the home, Huntingtown Command reported seeing a flash of light across the large window in the second-floor open foyer concurrent with a rapid increase in fire and smoke issuing from the second floor.
    Professional Associations & Services

    Close Calls: Firefighters Burned In Mega-Mansion Fire

    Oct. 1, 2012
    This is the conclusion of a two-part report on operations at a March 19, 2011, house fire in Huntingtown, MD, at which 10 firefighters were injured, including four who received...

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    EMS

    FIREHOUSE INTERVIEW: FIRE CHIEF JOANNE HAYES-WHITE San Francisco, CA, Fire Department

    Oct. 1, 2012
    Firehouse: The San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) is down about 300 firefighters. Is there a plan for the future to hire new firefighters and promote EMTs?Hayes-White: In the...
    Curtvarone 10767394
    Leadership

    Fire Law: Pregnancy Discrimination In the Fire Service

    Oct. 1, 2012
    It was a discussion that happened years ago, in a fire station, over dinner.“Hey, Chief, my wife is pregnant. Can I go on light duty?” the firefighter asked me in a baiting sort...
    MSAsafety/Altair4X
    Technology

    New Products 10/12

    Firehouse Staff
    Oct. 1, 2012
    Multigas DetectorMSA has introduced the ALTAIR 4X multigas detector with XCell Sensor technology. The unit detects lower explosive limit (LEL), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen ...
    John Salka 10773511
    Cleaning & Laundry

    The Fire Scene: Nothing Showing

    Oct. 1, 2012
    Have you ever heard an officer use the words “nothing showing” in the initial report after arriving at an alarm location? I often wonder exactly what those words mean to the other...
    Dennis Compton 10773526
    Leadership

    Fire Politics: Exercising Your Individual Right to Vote

    Dennis Compton
    Oct. 1, 2012
    Throughout the United States, the primary elections are over and the November general elections are right around the corner. As we know, these November elections will occur at...
    Photo from Paul Hashagen Collection
    High-tech filming for its day, the early 1960s NBC-TV program “DuPont Show of the Week: Fire Rescue” featured FDNY Rescue 1 in what was perhaps one of the first reality TV shows. Airing for the first time on Sept. 30, 1962, the documentary depicted members as they responded to multiple-alarm fires, rescues, medical calls and other emergencies over a three-month period. Incidents included the death of a firefighter at a fire in the Hell’s Hundred Acres section of Manhattan (today’s SoHo) and a nine-alarm fire in a clothing store in Queens. The off-camera narrator was Walter Matthau.
    Community Risk

    Rekindles 10/12

    Paul Hashagen
    Oct. 1, 2012
    PENN YAN, NY: OCT. 6, 1912 – Late at night, smoke seeped into an upstairs bedroom in a home near Keuka Landing. The woman of the house, Mrs. Stowell, was awaken by shrieks of ...
    Photos courtesy of OnStar
    OnStar Advisors answer calls at three different call centers. Advisors who work emergency service calls undergo 15-plus weeks of additional training in order to efficiently handle these high-priority calls.
    Vehicle Extrication

    University of Extrication Trainer’s Guide: Vehicle Telematics Systems

    Oct. 1, 2012
    SUBJECT: Vehicle Telematics SystemsTOPIC: Introduction to OnStarOBJECTIVE: Responders will become familiar with how the OnStar vehicle communications system is designed and functions...