• Subscribe
  • Buyer's Guide
  • In Print
  • Advertise
  • Station Design Conference
  • FireFusion
  • Podcasts
  • Home >
  • Back Issues >
  • Firehouse Magazine >
  • February 2024

    • February 2024

    The February issue of Firehouse Magazine includes feature articles on higher education and fire service technology, plus previews of the upcoming CTEX 2024 Conference and the 2024 Station Design Conference.
    Photos by Michael Daley
    Operations & Training

    Fire Studies: Residential Dwellings: Legacy vs. Modern Tactics

    Michael Daley
    Feb. 29, 2024
    Michael Daley lists the numerous reasons why departments must ensure that their tactics include various options based on houses' construction.
    Stations

    Station Design Conference Preview

    Firehouse Staff
    Feb. 29, 2024
    The 2024 Station Design Conference is a can't-miss event for the members of fire departments and other public safety entities who participate in a new station's design and construction...
    Leadership

    Volunteer View: Fitness Programming as a Potent Recruitment & Retention Incentive

    Richard Kline
    Feb. 25, 2024
    Richard Kline tells why the results of a survey of volunteer department members indicate that a formal health and fitness program can aid with staffing levels.
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Are You Really Training?

    John J. Salka Jr.
    Feb. 25, 2024
    John J. Salka Jr. covers what can be elusive for chiefs and company officers when it comes to their training program.
    Peter Matthews/Fort Worth Fire Department
    Operations & Training

    As Firehouse Sees It: Is 1/125th of a Second Enough Time for a Complete Size-Up?

    Peter Matthews
    Feb. 25, 2024
    Peter Matthews uses the viral reaction to a photograph that he posted to point out why firefighters shouldn't be quick to negatively judge fellow members' efforts.

    More content from February 2024

    Careers & Education

    Back to School: A Path of Study that Works for You

    Edward Tracey
    Feb. 25, 2024
    Edward Tracey provides several reasons why fire service members might consider a certificate degree or a micro-credential to further their career rather than an associate or bachelor...
    139452353 © Ecaterina Tolicova Dreamstime.com
    Leadership

    Fire Law: Three Liability Myths

    Curt Varone
    Feb. 22, 2024
    Curt Varone explains why changing the name of 'procedures' to 'guidelines'—and two other premises—doesn't absolve a department of responsibility when harm results from its actions...
    EMS

    EMS: Prehospital Sepsis: What Differences Can We Make?

    Brandon Heggie
    Feb. 22, 2024
    Brandon Heggie tells EMS providers what steps that they can take to help patients who are suffering from septic shock.
    Image courtesy of First Due
    Technology

    Not All Data Are Created Equally: The Power of GIS

    Jason Moore
    Feb. 17, 2024
    Jason Moore provides departments with the why and how to tap geographical information systems to improve operations.
    Safety & Health

    Health & Wellness: 10 Habits for Creating Resilience

    Aaron Zamzow
    Feb. 13, 2024
    Aaron Zamzow not only explains the importance of resilience for firefighters and EMS providers but provides the everyday means for building it.
    Photo by Gordon Nord
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 2/24

    Firehouse Staff
    Feb. 13, 2024
    A tower ladder, a snorkel and numerous other streams that were applied by the Chicago Fire Department were successful in keeping the fire at a three-story mansion (built in 1892...
    Photo courtesy of Meridian, ID, Fire Department
    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: Be One, Find One, Follow One

    Kristopher Blume
    Feb. 9, 2024
    Kristopher Blume tells why leaders won't achieve their greatest potential if they don't embrace three tenets: being inspirational, seeking mentors and being open to guidance.
    Photo courtesy of Firehouse Fabricators
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Machinery Rescue: Rollers/Conveyor Systems

    Robert Policht
    Feb. 9, 2024
    Robert Policht tells why preparation and size-up are just as important to free a person's hand, foot or worse from machinery as is the operation itself.
    Careers & Education

    CTEX 2024: Prioritizing Personnel Well-Being

    Feb. 8, 2024
    In addition to numerous sessions on fireground operations, the second annual CTEX training event explored what departments can do to improve their members’ health, safety and ...
    Photo by Kevin Sofen
    Technology

    Research Corner: NIST 3D Tracking Challenge

    Jason Moore
    Feb. 8, 2024
    Jason Moore tells of how six development teams succeeded in creating multiple solutions to know the physical location of a firefighter, including in the z-axis, without the use...
    Community Risk

    First Due: Community Engagement in the Fire Service

    Victorian Simmons
    Feb. 6, 2024
    Victorian Simmons argues that it's time that CRR be seen as something more than a job description.
    Careers & Education

    For the Record 2/24

    Feb. 5, 2024
    Globe Gear Giveaway Winners The final three recipients of MSA and DuPont’s 2023 Globe Gear Giveaway, which was conducted in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire ...