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  • November 2024

    • November 2024

    The November issue of Firehouse includes the announcement of the winners of the prestigious Station Design Awards, plus our annual Apparatus Showcase and feature articles on higher education and leadership.
    Photos courtesy of the Petaluma, CA, Fire Department
    Understanding and meeting the needs of the community requires involving residents in the planning and implementation of resilience initiatives.
    Leadership

    The Role of Executive Fire Officers in Building a Resilient Community

    Chad Costa
    Dec. 6, 2024
    Chad Costa believes that a shift to a broader, more inclusive approach from traditional operational leadership requires a deep understanding of community dynamics.
    Peter Matthews
    Every member of the fire service can honor the Worcester, MA, Fire Department firefighters who died on Dec. 3, 1999, by reading the findings and recommendations reports of the incident.
    Leadership

    As Firehouse Sees It: Worcester 6: Let Their Sacrifices Not Be in Vain

    Peter Matthews
    Dec. 3, 2024
    Peter Matthews calls on every member of the fire service to honor the firefighters who died on Dec. 3, 1999, in the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire by reading the findings...
    Endeavor Business Media
    Firehouse is pleased to present the 11th annual Station Design Awards, which showcases outstanding fire and emergency service facilities.
    SD Awards and Conference

    Station Design Awards 2024

    Dec. 2, 2024
    Firehouse is pleased to present the 11th annual Station Design Awards, which showcases outstanding fire and emergency service facilities.
    Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
    Fifty units and at least 130 members of FDNY battled a four-alarm fire that originated in a three-story apartment building and spread to the apartment buildings that were on each side of the building of origin, ultimately heavily damaging five buildings in total.
    Operations & Training

    Hot Shots 11/24

    Rich Dzierwa
    Nov. 26, 2024
    Fifty units and at least 130 members of FDNY battled a four-alarm fire that originated in a three-story apartment building.
    Photo courtesy of the Roseville, MN, Fire Department
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    Safety & Health

    Health & Wellness: An Embedded Therapist, a Therapy Dog & Mental Well-Being

    Neil Sjostrom
    Nov. 25, 2024
    Neil Sjostrom, David Brosnahan and Jonathan Bundt share the success that the Roseville, MN, Fire Department has enjoyed that comes from immersing a mental health professional ...

    More content from November 2024

    Brandon Heggie
    Brandon Heggie is a lieutenant firefighter/paramedic who has worked in fire and EMS for more than a decade.
    EMS

    EMS: Hypothermia: The Ins and Outs of Cold Emergencies

    Brandon Heggie
    Nov. 24, 2024
    Brandon Heggie explains why hypothermic patients must be handled very gently while EMS providers apply the five steps to treat such individuals.
    Photos by Jonathan Hall
    When there’s enough room, the working length of hoseline should be flaked out perpendicular to the entry door.
    Operations & Training

    Engine Essentials: The Nozzle Firefighter

    Jonathan Hall
    Nov. 20, 2024
    Jonathan Hall emphasizes the importance of experience with tools, strategies, tactics and techniques for the nozzle position.
    Michael Ratcliffe
    Dispatched at 12:30 a.m., Hamilton Township, NJ, firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and fire throughout a 170-year-old former rubber manufacturing facility. A defensive operation was ordered, and several additional alarms were transmitted, calling in mutual aid from neighboring towns and elsewhere.
    Apparatus

    Apparatus Showcase 2024

    Rich Dzierwa
    Nov. 19, 2024
    Manufacturers display the latest and greatest in fire-rescue and EMS apparatus and boats.
    Justin Brooks
    Work to prepare, cultivate, and attend to deficiencies and challenges is required to produce members who will help to make better departments down the road.
    Leadership

    First Due: The Farmer and the Firefighter: The Harvest Time Is Now

    Justin Brooks
    Nov. 19, 2024
    Justin Brooks reminds department leaders that they are obligated to cultivate themselves to benefit new members and the organization as a whole.
    John J. Salka Jr.
    A chief’s effect, influence and chances of success on the fireground rely almost exclusively on that person’s knowledge and use of the fireground radio.
    Operations & Training

    The Fire Scene: Own the Radio

    John J. Salka Jr.
    Nov. 18, 2024
    John J. Salka Jr. makes sure that battalion chiefs and other incident commanders don't overlook the importance of their primary tactical channel communications.
    Photo courtesy of the Burton, SC, Fire District
    If the fire service continually educates communities about fire tragedies of the past, public uproar over the needless loss of life can prompt lawmakers to take action to prevent or reduce further loss.
    Community Risk Reduction

    Community Risk Reduction: Knowing History

    Daniel Byrne
    Nov. 15, 2024
    Daniel Byrne issues a clarion call to departments to evolve their CRR efforts to include information about previous fire tragedies, to energize the public to demand lawmakers ...
    Image created by Marianne McIntyre using AI Firefly and Photoshop
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    Careers & Education

    Going Back to School: What to Know Before You Go

    Edward Tracey
    Nov. 13, 2024
    Edward Tracey sheds light on matters that firefighters must consider when they contemplate the pursuit of a college degree, such as whether courses meet in class, online or in...
    Photo by Scott Burgess
    A ThermoFisher identiFINDER was used at a recent radiological incident at a Brookhaven, NY, landfill and mistakenly detected the presence of reactor-grade plutonium. This triggered a call to the Department of Energy’s Radiological Assistance Program team, which used a more sophisticated high-purity germanium crystal detector to correctly identify lutetium-177.
    Rescue

    Technical Rescue: Radiological Emergencies

    Scott Burgess
    Nov. 8, 2024
    Scott Burgess explains why members who respond to a radiological incident can't overlook the limitations of radiological monitors.