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December 2002 Issue
Features
MAJOR INCIDENTS
 
COVER
Cover Story | Wallpaper
On The Job – Michigan: Defensive Attack Stops Zeeland Feed Mill Fire
Jay K. Bradish reports on the strategies put in place to mitigate a major fire in a pet-food manufacturing facility.

Progress Report
Firefighters respond to a major water main break in Texas; coverage of dwelling fires in Pennsylvania and New York; “Hot Spots on the Web.”

On The Job – Massachusetts: Fire Consumes Historic Ballroom In Lunenburg
Scott LaPrade describes operations at the scene of a fire that engulfed a nearly century-old amusement park.
TERRORISM RESPONSE
  WTC: This Is Their Story
Firehouse® presents the extraordinary stories of FDNY firefighters who were on the scene and operating in different areas following the 9/11 terrorist attack.
FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY
  Close Calls
Survivors share dangerous fireground experiences and detail what was learned from them.
FIRE SERVICE MANAGEMENT
  Proper Performance Evaluations: You Owe It To Your Personnel
Greg H. Neely offers pointers that can help a fire department avoid missing out on a tremendous opportunity to help develop its people.
FIRE RESCUE TECHNOLOGY
  Thermal Imaging & Infrared Product Update
Manufacturers display their latest high-tech products for the fire-rescue service.
FIRE SERVICE HISTORY
  Book Excerpt: “Tin Helmets & Iron Men: Phila Fires 50’s~60’s~70’s”
Photographer Bob Bartosz captures the action at some of Philadelphia’s biggest fires.
2003 BUYERS GUIDE
  Manufacturer Directory
An alphabetical listing of manufacturers and providers of fire-rescue and EMS apparatus, equipment, supplies and services.

Product Directory
An alphabetical listing of fire-rescue and EMS apparatus, equipment, supplies and services.

2002 Editorial Index
A complete listing of articles, columns and departments published in 2002 issues of Firehouse® Magazine.
Columns
  Fire Politics
Congress Compromises To Create Department Of Homeland Security
By Hal Bruno

  Fire Studies
Roof Truck Work
By James P. Smith

  Stay Safe!
Are We On The Right Road?
By Michael L. Smith

  University Of Extrication
Vehicle Rescue Instructor Safety Guidelines – Part 1
By Ronald E. Moore
Also See: Extrication Archives

  Chief Concerns
Fitness Initiative Pays Off, Professionally & Personally
By J.T. Wallace

  EMS
Support For Families Of EMS Personnel Killed In The Line Of Duty
By Gary Ludwig
Also See: Ludwig's EMS Archives

  Fire Law
Racy Fundraisers Can Cause Trouble
By Steve Blackistone

  Health & Safety
Apparatus Placement: Scene Safety At Highway Incidents
By Stephen S. Solomon, OD

  Training Academy
Heartland Fire Training Facility: 29 Years Of Cooperative Spirit
By Rich Henry

Departments
  As Firehouse Sees It
Fires Raging On Many Fronts
By Harvey Eisner

Forum

Firehouse.Com

Firefronts

Hot Shots

Industry News

Fire Wire

Scuttlebutt

Rekindles
Compiled by Paul Hashagen

Parting Shot

Advertiser Index
Dedication
  This month’s Firehouse® is dedicated to Firefighter/Paramedic John Ginocchetti, 41, Firefighter/Paramedic Timothy J. Lynch, 28, of the Manlius, NY, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, March 2002; and to Firefighter Recruit Andrew Waybright, 24, of the Frederick County, MD, Department of Fire/Rescue Services, who died in the line of duty, July 2002.
More: Firehouse.Com: In the Line of Duty

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