Saturday, November 21, 2009
October 2009
Features
Take-Home Lessons
Departments that let paid members use agency-owned vehicles need clearly defined usage guidelines....
Spec Vitals
Consider vehicle stability, electrical requirements, patient-care areas and more when specifying ambulances....
The Lowdown on 2010 Emissions
Leading chassis manufacturers discuss issues relating to mounting equipment to meet new requirements....
Finding Purpose
Do you want a rig primarily for wildland, or just wildland when you need it? The answer will decide the design....
Vicious Cycle
High-profile apparatus-related fatalities in Boston and Houston underscore the struggles to fund preventative-maintenance programs....
Factory Approved
A rural Arizona department found a way to extend its water supply through CAFS technology and hands-on education....
Rig Ready
A sample of the latest in apparatus, components and accessories....
Editorial
Don't Keep Grief Boxed Up
The stigma over seeking help for mental health remains....
News & Trends
Iraqi Firefighters Get Trained by Air Force
For six weeks, members of the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron mentored Iraqi firefighters to provide them with adequate fire-response experience and training....
Chicago Firefighter Wins Suit Against Morning Pride
A retired Chicago firefighter won a defamation lawsuit against Morning Pride, a manufacturer of protective ensembles. The lawsuit accused a Morning Pride executive of publicly stating that the firefighter took a bribe from a competitor during a bunker-gear bid selection process....
Chicago Unveils Mobile Hazmat Lab
The Chicago FD recently retrofitted a semi-trailer for use as a mobile laboratory to test and identify hazardous materials, said Chief Daniel O'Connell, who oversees the CFD's hazmat operations....
DOE Criticizes Los Alamos County
A report released this month by the Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General tongue-lashed the Los Alamos County (N.M.) Fire Department for inadequately training its firefighters after the agency paid 100% of the county fire department's $135 million operations under a cooperative agreement. ...
People News
Maurice L. Kemp sworn in as chief of Miami Fire-Rescue; Lorin Mock named new chief of Clay (Fla.) Fire and Rescue; Don Berry retired from Salt Lake County (Utah.) Fire Department/Unified Fire Authority; Rob L. McLeod elected chairman of Fire Department Safety Officers Association; and more....
Company News
Ferrara Fire Apparatus finished constructing two new testing facilities at its Holden, La., plant; Paratech and the Frankfort (Ill.) Fire Department hosted an open house for U.S. Representative Deborah Halvorson (D-Ill.), Frankfort Mayor Jim Holland, regional fire chiefs and others....
Volunteer Voice
Fire-Safety Education on a Shoestring
By going back to what I like to call "Fire Safety and Public Education: 101," fire departments can accomplish these goals even in tough economic times....
EMS Viewpoints
Fire-Service Concerns in the Health-Care Debate
The rework of the nation's health-care system is important to fire-based EMS, as we are providers at some level in almost every community....
Chief's Clipboard
Beware the Hazards of La-Z-Boy Learning
I am particularly dismayed when the death of a firefighter is called "an unfortunate accident." There is nothing accidental about going to the scene of a fire. We go on purpose and everything we do there also should be on purpose....
Size-Up
Master Technician
EVT of the Year Warren Miller has found great value and important lessons in the pursuit of certifications....
