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    The December issue includes a tribute to “America’s Fire Chief” as Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach reflects on Alan Brunacini’s impact on the modern-day fire service. Other features include Realistic Fireground Fitness and Amusement Park Rescue.

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    Kevin O'Connor encourages departments to evaluate their communications options.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Functional compound movements, such as pushing and pulling with the lower and upper body, are the goal.
    John Spera emphasizes that solid fitness programs should include timed training that factors in physical demands and mental strength.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Photo by Tod Sudmeier
    San Bernardino, CA, Oct. 6, 2017
    Firehouse offers photos of recent fires from around the country.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Photo courtesy Jarrett Broder/FSU Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program
    A DJI Mavic Pro piloted by David Merrick captured the flooding in Simonton, TX.
    Charles Werner shares how first responders used drones for search and rescue, patrol, damage assessment and more during hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Chief Alan V. Brunacini
    Chief Alan Brunacini influenced tens of thousands of firefighters around the world. Here, we share some thoughts and stories from some of Bruno’s dear friends and members of his...
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    Tim Sendelbach reflects on the many lessons that Chief Brunacini left behind--lessons that we must now carry forward.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Chief Dennis Compton
    Chief Dennis Compton shares his experience with cancer.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Chief Jim Seavey, Sr.
    Chief Jim Seavey, Sr., shares his battle with cancer and offers advice to the younger generation of firefighters.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Captain Roderick Thompson
    Captain Roderick Thompson shares his experience with cancer.
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach introduces the Firehouse Cancer Awareness & Prevention supplement.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Chief Brunacini (aka Bruno) was one of the most accomplished fire chiefs in the American fire service.
    Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach shares that Chief Alan V. Brunacini’s legacy lives on through his immeasurable influence.
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    When flame retardants burn, they produce a toxic black smoke that contains furans and dioxins.
    Matthew Vinci covers the role of advocacy in protecting firefighters from flame-retardant chemicals.
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    The supplement shares resources for firefighters navigating a diagnosis, insight into cultural changes and survivor stories from those who have faced the disease.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    For the past 20-plus years, Dubron has been assigned to one of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Firehawk multi-mission helicopters.
    Mike Dubron offers tips from a survivor about how to help patients and their families navigate the road ahead.
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    Gary Ludwig explains the need to develop response protocols for active shooter and mass-casualty events.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Photo by Glen Ellman
    Firefighters participate in morning workouts at Firehouse Expo 2017.
    Aaron Zamzow interviews three fire service leaders about our health-related successes and our challenges ahead.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Photo by Josh Jacobson
    The San Francisco Firefighters Cancer Prevention Foundation has embarked on a mission to change the way firefighters consider their on-the-job exposures to toxins.
    Tony Stefani explains the importance of firefighters accepting the magnitude of the chemical exposure risks.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Orange County Fire Authority
    OCFA crews conducted a complex lowering operation to rescue 21 people stranded in the Sky Cabin observation deck at Knott’s Berry Farm, a popular amusement park in Southern California. The ride is essentially a large donut-shaped room that rotates 360 degrees and moves vertically about a fixed center pole.
    Dustin Densmore explains the lowering operation used to rescue 21 people trapped aboard one of the amusement park's attractions.
    Dec. 1, 2017
    Photo by Glen Ellman
    Because the fire service typically attracts younger people, and older firefighters tend to stay past their projected retirement date, the result is a huge melting pot of different upbringings, ideas and views on how to accomplish goals.
    Jake Barnes addresses the issue of generational differences and how to make these differences work for fire departments.
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    Scanning the QR code emblem leads to GM’s website, which provides a collection of critical emergency response guides for GM hybrid, electric and alternative-fueled vehicles.
    Ron Moore and the rescue team explain how General Motor's new QR Code system helps first responders.
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    NFFF Announces Sarbanes Scholarship Winners
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    Oklahoma State University student Brett Seggerman (center) received the 2017 Phillip L. Turner Fire Protection Scholarship at Firehouse Expo in Nashville. Seggerman is pictured here with (from left) Akron Brass Senior District Manager Kent Clasen, Akron Brass Director of Marketing Kim Morrow, FAMA Board Vice President Steve Toren and FAMA 2017 Education Committee Chair Lou Milanovich.
    FAMA Names 2017 Phillip L. Turner Scholarship Recipient
    Dec. 1, 2017
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    An in-depth look at cancer awareness and prevention, delivered in a media-rich platform.
    Nov. 30, 2017