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  • May 2021

    • May 2021

    The May issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles covering technology & communications, apparatus innovations, higher education, hazardous materials response and a preview of this summer's Station Design Conference in St. Louis. There is also a special "Technology for Today's Fire Department" supplement.
    Ron Moore
    Careers & Education

    For the Record 5/21

    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    Firehouse Hall of Fame Class of 2021
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    Careers & Education

    Scuttlebutt 5/21

    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    Nominations for Station Design Awards
    Peter Matthews
    Leadership

    As Firehouse Sees It: May's Focus on Mental Health & Medical Services

    Peter Matthews
    May 17, 2021
    Firehouse Editor-in-Chief Peter Matthews recognizes the value of fire service observances while stressing that the best practice is to "observe" on a daily basis.
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    Special Content

    Firehouse Supplement: Technology for Today's Fire Department

    May 17, 2021
    From tablets and updated radio standards to new alerting systems and AI learning tools, Firehouse has you covered in this special supplement.
    Photo by Zackery Newton
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    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 5/21

    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    May Hot Shots includes LAFD's use of its industrial robotic firefighting vehicle on scene of a massive commercial building fire.

    More content from May 2021

    John Salkav3
    Leadership

    The Fire Scene: Tool Talk

    John J. Salka Jr.
    May 17, 2021
    John J. Salka, Jr., lauds a New York fire department's innovation in regard to assisting members with their knowledge of equipment and devices for the fireground.
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    Safety & Health

    Health & Wellness: Making Mental Health Mandatory

    Derek Maxfield
    May 17, 2021
    Derek Maxfield explains how the welcome reception by firefighters to West Jordan City, UT, Fire Department's mandatory mental health program should get others thinking.
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    EMS

    EMS: Your Life as an EMS Provider

    Richard Bossert
    May 17, 2021
    Richard Bossert believes fire service and EMS personnel must have each other's backs on and off the job.
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    Leadership

    The Company Officer: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

    Dr. Brett Ellis
    May 17, 2021
    Dr. Brett Ellis urges company officers to move past arguments and move toward conversations.
    Photos by Ron Moore
    Premise 1. This destructive overload test had the standard grab hook placed over the weld side of the chain. Only slight bending of the hook resulted, with some marks on the link that the hook was grabbing. Note that the chain link that actually failed (upper right) wasn’t at the grab hook and didn’t fail at the weld.
    Vehicle Extrication

    University of Extrication: Rescue Chain and Hook Research

    Ron Moore
    May 17, 2021
    Ron Moore dispels myths about rescue hooks. Along the way, he confirms the legitimacy of rules that some might have doubted.
    Photos by Joseph Cassetta
    The priority of fast water and a sustainable water supply shouldn’t exceed life safety rescue operations.
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: People Before Water

    Curt Isakson
    May 17, 2021
    Curt Isakson explains why fireground commanders shouldn't prioritize water/supply ahead of rescue.
    Michael Daley
    Operations & Training

    First Due: Clues for the First-Due Officer

    Michael Daley
    May 17, 2021
    Michael Daley provides invaluable guidance about where to find decision-making indicators in the first few minutes on scene.
    Photos courtesy of RedLine Gear Cleaning
    RedLine Gear Cleaning created its Mobile Extraction Unit (MEU) to facilitate an on-premises gear-cleaning service to hasten the cleaning and inspection of turnout gear. The Massachusetts Department of Fire Service was impressed and purchased a vehicle from RedLine to manage and clean all of the PPE for the Massachusetts Fire Academy.
    Apparatus

    On-Site PPE Cleaning: Innovative Cleaning Apparatus

    Peter Ostroskey
    May 17, 2021
    Peter Ostroskey explains how the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy uses a laundromat-on-wheels to clean and maintain 600 sets of turnout gear.
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    The Firehouse 2021 Station Design Conference will be held August 24–26, 2021, at the Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis.
    SD Awards and Conference

    Station Design Conference Preview: The Pandemic, Civil Unrest, RFQs & More

    Firehouse Staff
    May 17, 2021
    How to craft an RFQ is among the new-for-2021 subjects that will be covered at Firehouse's 2021 Station Design Conference.
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    Careers & Education

    Fire Law: Pink-Collar Theft

    Curt Varone
    May 17, 2021
    Curt Varone offers expert legal insight into how and why fire department embezzlement can occur.
    Photo courtesy of Georgia Bureau of Investigation
    Although meth “cooks” don’t intend to create an improvised explosive device, that is in fact what they create. At a one-pot lab that was seized in northwestern Georgia., the cook went through the added step of incorporating a valve and pressure gauge to containers. Although pressure regulation might be more accurate via this approach, the cook created a PVC pipe bomb.
    Hazardous Materials

    Clandestine Drug Labs: A Tactical and Practical Approach

    Scott Burgess
    May 17, 2021
    Scott Burgess furnishes numerous pieces of vital information for the firefighters who respond to a call at a make-shift laboratory that produces methamphetamine.
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    Colleges & Universities

    Higher Education: Courses of Action

    Jared Renshaw
    May 17, 2021
    Jared Renshaw tells why it's a mistake for fire chiefs to rest on their laurels when it comes to their education.
    Photo by Glen. E. Ellman
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    Radios, Pagers & Accessories

    The New NFPA 1802 Portable Radio Standard

    John Facella
    May 17, 2021
    John Facella explains how NFPA ups its game when it comes to requirements for portable radios and remote speaker microphones.
    Photo courtesy of FLIR Systems
    With qualitative thermography via a thermal imager on a drone, a victim can be seen clearly through smoke.
    Drones

    Drone Thermography

    May 17, 2021
    Andrew Starnes demystifies color palettes' role in the use of drones on the fireground, at a hazmat scene and for missing-person searches.
    Photo by Tod Sudmeier
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    Technology

    Tablet ICS Integration: The Time Has Come

    Charles Werner
    May 17, 2021
    Charles Werner's discussion with two fire departments that use tablets on the fireground exhibits how the requirements of the devices and apps for the ICS are quite established...
    Photo courtesy of FirstNet Authority
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    Technology

    Answering the Call: New Alerting Solutions

    Barry Furey
    May 17, 2021
    Barry Furey illustrates how improved ways of providing information to personnel and of controlling numerous station functions are continually evolving.
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    Technology

    The Importance of Data to the Fire Service

    Lori Moore-Merrell
    May 17, 2021
    Lori Moore-Merrell lays out clearly why the generation and collection of data must be at the forefront for every member of a fire department.
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    Careers & Education

    Volunteer View: Don’t Treat a Volunteer Fire Department Like a Business

    Cody Santiago
    May 17, 2021
    Cody Santiago warns that a volunteer department's capability to retain members suffers when the department is run as something other than a volunteer operation.