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TERRORISM RESPONSE
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FDNY At Ground Zero
The chief of the FDNY Special Operations Command describes reconnaissance and planning.
South Carolina Remembers A Promise Made Long Ago
Paul Hashagen describes the keeping of a promise to New York City firefighters made just after the Civil War to return a kindness, “should misfortune ever befall the Empire City.”
Domestic Terrorism: Planning For The Worst
Bryn Bailer reports on ways in which firefighters, emergency agencies and hospitals are learning the importance of planning before disaster strikes.
Quick Guide For Responders
Ted Jarboe and Bob Stephan outline ways in which an incident commander can manage the consequences of a chemical attack.
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MAJOR INCIDENTS
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Progress Report
Coverage of a New York house fire that claimed the lives of two firefighters; plus the latest “Hot Spots on the Web.”
Pennsylvania Action
Jay K. Bradish provides photo coverage of recent incidents involving Keystone State fire crews.
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EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
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Battle Of The Bands
Barry Furey provides a guide to choosing the radio system that’s right for your department.
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STRATEGY & TACTICS
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Rapid Intervention Teams: Are You Prepared For The Entrapment?
James K. Crawford reviews the reasons why it is so important for the rapid intervention team to monitor all fireground functions and to be prepared to rescue a downed firefighter.
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APPARATUS
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The Apparatus Architect – Part 9: Designing Engine Company Apparatus
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur begin to detail critical aspects of engine company apparatus and how these factors can help an apparatus committee develop specifications.
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FIRE SERVICE LEADERSHIP
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Firehouse® Interview: Congressman Curt Weldon
Firehouse® learns what’s next for the American fire service from the Pennsylvania lawmaker who founded the Congressional Fire Services Caucus and the Congressional Fire Services Institute. Charles Werner conducted the interview.
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FIREFIGHTER HEALTH & SAFETY
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Close Calls
Survivors share dangerous fireground experiences and detail what was learned from them.
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Columns |
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Fire Politics
Let’s Stop Being Our Own Worst Enemies
By Hal Bruno
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EMS
Do Paramedics Make Mistakes?
By Gary Ludwig
Also See: Ludwig's EMS Archives
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HazMat Studies
Biological Terrorist Agents Part I – Bacterial Agents
By Robert Burke
Also See: HazMat Studies Archives
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University Of Extrication
Airbag Supplemental Restraint Systems
By Ronald E. Moore
Also See: Extrication Archives
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Command Post
The Wise Leader Understands The Use Of Power
By Harry R. Carter, Ph.D.
Also See: Carters Archives
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Departments |
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As Firehouse Sees It
We Will Never Forget
By Harvey Eisner
Forum
Hot Off The Wire …
Firefronts
Hot Shots
Fire Wire
Calendar
Also See: Firehouse.Com Events Calendar
New Products
Rekindles
Compiled by Paul Hashagen
Industry News
Parting Shot
Advertiser Index
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Dedication |
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This month’s Firehouse® is dedicated to Chief James Pelton, 58, of the Mason, MI, Fire Department; Firefighter Robert Hazlett, 52, of the Odell Rural Fire Protection District in Oregon; Firefighter/EMT Richard D. Shoaf Jr., 43, of the Swarthmore, PA, Fire & Protection Association; and Firefighter Stephen A. Pestrusik, 52, of the Lansdowne, MD, Volunteer Firemen’s Association, all of whom died in the line of duty, August 2001.
More: Firehouse.Com: In the Line of Duty
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