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  • December 2024

    • December 2024

    The December issue of Firehouse includes feature articles on fire instruction, outfitting your truck company, our 2024 product showcase, a report from Firehouse Labs and a special Cancer Awareness & Prevention supplement.
    Photo by Curt Isakson
    This command post, which was for a four-alarm wildland urban interface fire that involved numerous neighborhoods and damaged nearly two dozen houses, includes a mobile radio, portable radios, numerous cellphones with chargers, and a computer and an iPad with cellular service. The incident involved more than a half-dozen entities and was managed under the Unified Command model. Numerous company officers were assigned to the command post to help to facilitate communications through the use of five channels, numerous cellphones and a computer with CAD to allow the tracking of resources. One channel was assigned strictly for the command staff to communicate nonemergency information regarding coverage, logistics and future potential needs.
    Operations & Training

    Command & Control Success: Considerations on Fireground Communications

    Curt Isakson
    Dec. 12, 2024
    Curt Isakson digs into the details of fireground communication, best practices and the tools to optimize the effort.
    Brian Wilkinson
    Although well-intentioned, an open door policy inadvertently can undermine the very structure that it seeks to support, particularly when it becomes the default channel for every grievance, concern and suggestion.
    Leadership

    First Due: The Open Door Policy—A Double-Edged Sword

    Brian Wilkinson
    Dec. 11, 2024
    Brian Wilkinson supports firefighter access to the chief but warns of four issues that can arise that can affect the department negatively.
    Photos by Tom W. Shand
    The Citizens Fire Company in Charlestown, WV, operates this well-equipped 2017 Spartan Smeal 105-foot, rear-mount aerial ladder that carries 202 feet of ground ladders on a 238-inch wheelbase. Note the floor mounted and adjustable slide trays that provide space for saws, portable lighting and forcible entry tools.
    Apparatus

    The Apparatus Architect: Outfitting Your Truck Company

    Tom Shand
    Dec. 10, 2024
    Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur explain why studying a department's history and the future needs of its response district are key to specifying a new rig's ladder complement.
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    Cancer Prevention

    Firehouse Supplement: Cancer Awareness & Prevention

    Dec. 9, 2024
    Firehouse is proud to partner with the First Responder Center for Excellence, which is a National Fallen Firefighters Foundation affiliate organization, to present the content...
    Peter Matthews
    Three pieces of fire service news from around the globe serve as a reminder that, although policies might be up to speed, it always is beneficial to look for areas to improve.
    Operations & Training

    As Firehouse Sees It: International Headlines Could Have a Local Effect

    Peter Matthews
    Dec. 9, 2024
    Peter Matthews points out how three pieces of fire service news from around the globe serve as a reminder that, although policies might be up to speed, it always is beneficial...

    More content from December 2024

    Photo by Courtney Hull
    Don’t assume that students or recruits come in with basic skills. Take time to learn where they are at and to ask them to show you what they know. Then teach them and give them opportunities to demonstrate understanding.
    Operations & Training

    Don’t Blame the Lettuce! Developing the Next Generation of First Responders

    Courtney Hull
    Dec. 9, 2024
    Courtney Hull reminds instructors, officers and senior members that they must not yield to the cliches that generically paint cadets, recruits and probies as substandard.
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    Technology

    2024 Product Showcase

    Rich Dzierwa
    Dec. 5, 2024
    Suppliers of products, software and other technology for the fire service display their latest offerings.
    Photos courtesy of Ram Air Gear
    The TG-6H heated bunker gear dryer holds as many as 12 pieces of gear, 6 helmets and 18 accessories.
    Safety & Health

    Firehouse Labs: Ram Air Gear Dryer TG-6H

    Firehouse Staff
    Dec. 5, 2024
    The design of the TG-6H PPE dryer from Ram Air Gear combines impressive airflow volume and consistency, specifically engineered with firefighters’ needs in mind.