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December 2015
December 2015
This month feature stories include: The 5 Most Underrated Firefighter Exercises; Combi-Department Training; Post-Traumatic Stress in the Fire Service and an article on Old School & New School Technical Rescue techniques.
December 2015
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By the Book
Gordon Graham
Dec. 9, 2015
Sam DiGiovanna and Gordon Graham explain the keys to crafting effective, real-world fire department policy.
Safety & Health
The 5 Most Underrated Firefighter Exercises
Aaron Zamzow
Dec. 1, 2015
Aaron Zamzow explains how to strengthen the muscles that are essential to the demands of the fireground.
Rescue
The Fire Scene: Operating on the Floor Above
John J. Salka Jr.
Dec. 1, 2015
John Salka explain the role of the team known as the "floor above" team, which searches for life and fire.
Safety & Health
Close Calls: A Different Kind of Close Call
Billy Goldfeder
Dec. 1, 2015
Billy Goldfeder addresses a different type of Close Call, as a firefighter’s battle with leukemia offers warning about our exposure to toxins.
Rescue
An EMS Night Before Christmas
Gary Ludwig
Dec. 1, 2015
Gary Ludwig offers a firefighter-paramedic’s twist on the famed poem.
More content from December 2015
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Rescue
Technical Rescue: Old School & New School
Bob Duemmel
Dec. 1, 2015
Bob Duemmel covers different techniques in rope rescue training.
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Combi-Department Training
Jeremey Criner
Dec. 1, 2015
Jeremey Criner addresses how to implement a successful training program for combination departments.
Photos by Ron Moore
Vehicle Extrication
University of Extrication: The “Gun Barrel” Boron Pipe—Part 1
Ron Moore
Dec. 1, 2015
Ron Moore explains why rare tough steel may be beyond your cutting capabilities.
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Post-Traumatic Stress in the Fire Service
Pat Morrison
Dec. 1, 2015
Understanding PTSD—and how the IAFF can help
Photo by Chris Mickal
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Hot Shots 12/15
Firehouse Staff
Dec. 1, 2015
New Orleans firefighters respond to a four-alarm fire in a three-story nightclub.
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Thermal Imaging: A Gift for the New Year
Carl Nix
Dec. 1, 2015
Thermal imagers are the gifts that keep giving
Careers & Education
Chief Concerns: Response to Washington Post Op-Ed
Marc S. Bashoor
Dec. 1, 2015
To argue that a decrease in fire numbers should correlate with a decrease in career firefighters is ludicrous
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NFFF New Goals: The Fit Firefighter…From Fiction to Reality
Ronald Siarnicki
Dec. 1, 2015
Hollywood’s version of firefighters is not quite accurate
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As Firehouse Sees It: Sworn to Protect
Timothy E. Sendelbach
Dec. 1, 2015
Does a focus on firefighter safety jeopardize our oath?
Careers & Education
Fire Politics: We Need Deeds, Not Words
Kevin O’Connor
Nov. 25, 2015
Washington must pass the Zadroga Re-Authorization Act now!