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  • October 2024

    • October 2024

    The October issue of Firehouse includes feature articles on structural firefighting gloves, recruitment & retention, fire-based EMS and leadership.
    Photo by Glenn Duda
    Engaged firefighters feel energized to report for duty and are motivated by challenges.
    Leadership

    What Are the Key Drivers of Firefighter Engagement?

    Shara N. Thompson
    Nov. 6, 2024
    Shara Thompson explains why firefighters' commitment and initiative are nurtured and maintain when they are psychologically valued, psychologically safe and psychologically supported...
    Photos courtesy of Meridian, ID, Fire Department
    Proper fit is critical to ensuring that structural firefighting gloves provide both adequate protection from extreme temperatures and hazardous materials while also enhancing the manual dexterity that’s necessary for managing equipment and performing critical tasks.
    Gloves

    If These Hands Could Talk: Sourcing Structural Firefighting Gloves

    Kristopher Blume
    Nov. 5, 2024
    Kristopher Blume's familiarity with CAL FIRE's diligent evaluation of structural firefighting gloves provides a comprehensive manner by which every department can assess purchases...
    Peter Matthews
    Peter Matthews shares his appreciation for the fire service technology that's emerged and that's in the offing and why departments, officers and firefighters must be open to the possibilities that it provides.
    Technology

    As Firehouse Sees It: Technology Is Here

    Peter Matthews
    Nov. 4, 2024
    Peter Matthews shares his appreciation for the fire service technology that's emerged and that's in the offing and why departments, officers and firefighters must be open to the...
    Photo by Scott LaPrade
    The first-arriving team of Pasco County Fire Rescue found heavy fire showing from a double-wide mobile home.
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 10/24

    Oct. 31, 2024
    The first-arriving team of Pasco County, FL, Fire Rescue found heavy fire showing from a double-wide mobile home.
    Dr. David Griffin
    During Hurricane Debby in August 2024, Dr. David Griffin was given the opportunity to be the incident commander in the Municipal Emergency Operations Center for one of the 12-hour night operational periods.
    Leadership

    Leadership Lessons: Hurricane Debby—A Collective Response

    Dr. David Griffin
    Oct. 30, 2024
    Dr. David Griffin explains how the actions of the city of Charleston, SC, produced one of the best-coordinated, best-planned responses to a hurricane in which he participated....

    More content from October 2024

    Photos courtesy of Slinger, WI, Fire Department
    Jeff Westphal (center) is flanked by fellow members of the Slinger, WI, Fire Department.
    Operations & Training

    Close Calls: Firefighter Down … in the Firehouse

    Billy Goldfeder
    Oct. 29, 2024
    Billy Goldfeder's discussion with a firefighter whose life was saved when members performed CPR in the firehouse provides a reminder about preparation and training.
    Photos by Kent Freeman
    Trenching regulations require rescuers to provide egress for rescue technicians who are in the trench whenever the trench is at least four feet deep.
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: First-Line Tactical Priorities for Trench Rescue

    Kent Freeman
    Oct. 28, 2024
    Kent Freeman isn't forgiving of firefighters who are unsure of what to do when they arrive on scene of a trench collapse.
    Photos by Michael Daley
    A memorial at the Gloucester City, NJ, Fire Department (GCFD) firehouse honors GCFD Firefighter Thomas Stewart III, Mount Ephraim, NJ, Fire Department Fire Chief James Sylvester and Deputy Chief John West, and the three children who were killed. Problems regarding GCFD culture, training, tactics, communications, personnel assignment and special operations were uncovered from the results of the investigation of the incident. Today, the department’s standards of performance are transformed.
    Operations & Training

    Fire Studies: Lessons Learned—The Gloucester City Tragedy

    Michael Daley
    Oct. 25, 2024
    Michael Daley spoke to one of the members who was rescued during the July 4, 2002, structure fire to hear how that member's department continues to change based on the takeaways...
    Dr. Jenelle Abnett
    Operations & Training

    First Due: Five Firefighter Strategies for Safer Encounters for Individuals With ASD

    Dr. Jenelle Abnett
    Oct. 24, 2024
    Dr. Jenelle Abnett provides five important tips that firefighters should follow to ensure that their encounters with people with Autism Spectrum Disorder go as well and as safely...
    John J. Salka Jr.
    John J. Salka Jr. cites a long list of fireground matters that serves as only the beginning of everything that must end up in the memory banks of firefighters and officers.
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Knowing It All

    John J. Salka Jr.
    Oct. 22, 2024
    John J. Salka Jr. cites a long list of fireground matters that serves as only the beginning of everything that must end up in the memory banks of firefighters and officers.
    Richard Bossert
    Richard Bossert shares a dozen methods for EMS providers to improve their value to patients and to their own well-being.
    EMS

    EMS: 3 Ways to Become a Better Empathetic Caregiver

    Richard Bossert
    Oct. 21, 2024
    Richard Bossert shares a dozen methods for EMS providers to improve their value to patients and to their own well-being.
    Photos courtesy of M. Timothy Bono and the North Fork Volunteer Fire Department
    North Fork Volunteer Fire Department (NFVFD) has two two-wheel-drive, low-speed/high-torque, off-road motorcycles to navigate single-track trails for rescues that are far from a road. Here, an injured dog is rescued off of the Colorado Trail.
    EMS

    Overcoming Challenges After Transitioning From Urban to Rural EMS

    Tim Bono
    Oct. 16, 2024
    M. Timothy Bono shares his experience of moving to rural EMS from an urban system and, in so doing, helps to prepare others who might travel the same path.
    Photo courtesy of TCA Architecture + Planning + Design
    The communication between artist, architect and engineers in the creation of the sculpture, “The Sentinel,” at the Kirkland, WA, Fire Department’s Station 24 required discussion regarding the artwork’s illumination and utility connection.
    Stations

    Station Design: Where Public Art Meets Fire Station Architecture

    Forest Hooker
    Oct. 15, 2024
    Forest T. Hooker paints a clear picture of what it takes to ensure the greatest likelihood of success for incorporating art into a firehouse.
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    fire departments recruitment retention pregnancy maternity leave paternity leave Sharyl Chatman Atlanta Fire Rescue
    Careers & Education

    Demystifying Legal Compliance and Pregnancy, Leave and Nursing

    Sharyl Chatman
    Oct. 15, 2024
    Sharyl Chatman spells out the requirements of federal laws, including the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, so departments can ensure that they are doing everything that they can ...