December 2002

• December 23:
  Does Your Department Participate In A Santa Run?
  
  
• December 16:
  If you were offered the opportunity to take the smallpox vaccine as a first responder, would you take it?
  
  
• December 14:
  What speed connection do you have for your primary Internet access?
  
  
• December 9:
  Who Is Responsible For Conducting Building Inspections In Your Department's Jurisdiction?
  
  
• December 5:
  When Providing Patient Care In The Back Of An Ambulance, Do You Wear Your Seatbelt?
  
  
• December 2:
  When Perfoming Vehicle Extrication What Type Of Gloves Do You Prefer To Wear?
  
  

• November 29:
  When Working A House Fire, Which Duties Would You Rather Be Performing?
  
  
• November 25:
  On Your First Due Engine, What Is Your Longest Pre-Connected Attack Line?
  
  
• November 20:
  Should fire apparatus older than 20 years be required to meet today's safety standards?
  
  
• November 12:
  What Size Hose Does Your Department Use In It's Standpipe Bags?
  
  
• November 5:
  If you voted, did you cast your ballott for a candidate based on whether or not they supported the fire and emergency services?
  
  

• October 28:
  Do You Feel It Is A Good Idea For The Firefighters In The United Kingdom To Go On Strike?
  
  
• October 22:
  What Type Of Vehicle Does The Chief Of Your Department Drive?
  
  
• October 4:
  What Audience Does Your Department Primarily Target It's Fire Pevention Message To?
  
  

• September 26:
  Which memorial services in the coming weeks will you or members of your department attend?
  
  
• September 24:
  Where are you permitted to smoke in your fire station workplace?
  
  
• September 15:
  How is your level of motivation to do your job as a first responder changed in the last year?
  
  
• September 1:
  Has your department conducted firefighter survival and trapped firefighter rescue training within the last year?
  
  

• August 26:
  Is your Department planning any special ceremony or memorial on Sept. 11 to honor the fallen?
  
  
• August 19:
  Does Your Department Have A Cascade System Or Air Compressor To Refill SCBA Bottles After They Have Been Used?
  
  
• August 12:
  Do you or members of your department plan on attending either of the two major fallen firefighter memorial services this October?
  
  
• August 7:
  What Level Haz-Mat Training Does Your Department Require You To Have In Order To Ride Fire Apparatus?
  
  
• August 4:
  Is Your Fire/EMS Station Equiped With A Sprinkler System?
  
  

• July 23:
  How often does your department update and or check the correctness of pre-fire plans?
  
  
• July 21:
  Firehouse.com trys to deliver the most info. to users on the front page. What's your opinion?
  
  
• July 19:
  Does Your Department Allow You To Wash Your Personal Vehicle At The Station?
  
  
• July 16:
  Do you or members of your department utilize PDA's for personal or business use?
  
  
• July 11:
  For Rehydration Purposes During Summer Months & Incidents, What Does Your Department Offer?
  
  
• July 7:
  How often does your department conduct apparatus inventory/equipment checks?
  
  
• July 1:
  What units standbye at fireworks displays in your community?
  
  

• June 25:
  What's your department's policy toward wearing gear (mainly bunker pants/boots) outside of apparatus areas?
  
  
• June 21:
  How Often Does Your Department Conduct Hose Tests?
  
  
• June 17:
  At What Level Are You Trained To Deal With Hazardous Materials?
  
  
• June 12:
  How confident are you in your ability to communicate over your Depts' radio system during fireground operations?
  
  
• June 9:
  Does your department conduct criminal background checks on new members?
  
  
• June 7:
  Does your department allow for a summer uniform?
  
  

• May 30:
  What was the most important story in the fire service in the last two weeks?
  
  
• May 28:
  Do you feel confident that your department follows all local state and Federal guidelines related to live fire/rescue training exercises?
  
  
• May 24:
  What is the average response time of your department to an EMS emergency from time of dispatch?
  
  
• May 21:
  Does your department ensure a RIC/RIT team on EVERY working structural fire incident?
  
  
• May 14:
  Should Departments Who Received FIRE Grants in 2001 Been Able to Apply in 2002?
  
  
• May 8:
  During The Summer, How Does Your Department Cool Down It's Members Reporting To Rehab?
  
  
• May 5:
  What Sirens Does Your Department's Apparatus Have Equipped On Them?
  
  

• April 30:
  What is the most important training exercise or program your department could send you to?
  
  
• April 25:
  Does Your Departments Fire Apparatus Carry A Current Copy Of The DOT's Emergency Response Guidebook For First Responders?
  
  
• April 23:
  Does Your Fire Station Have Devices For Removing Apparatus Diesel Exhaust?
  
  
• April 21:
  What is the PRIMARY level of certification/endorsement you receive for basic fire and EMS training?
  
  
• April 16:
  If you could get any of the following free, which would you get for your Department?
  
  
• April 9:
  What is your opinion of CBS's decision to show the WTC footage on Sunday?
  
  
• April 4:
  What is your favorite firefighting Movie or TV show of all-time?
  
  

• March 30:
  How Often Do You Or Your Department Wash Your Turnout Gear?
  
  
• March 28:
  Did you know that Firehouse.com has a comprehensive news section with dozens more daily headlines?
  
  
• March 25:
  When fighting a car fire do you wear your an SCBA?
  
  
• March 18:
  What type of aerial device does your department use?
  
  
• March 11:
  How often does your station or department conduct a hands-on drill on any fire, rescue or EMS operation?
  
  
• March 8:
  What is your opinion of CBS's decision to show the WTC footage on Sunday?
  
  
• March 4:
  What is your department's policy regarding fires in known vacant or abandoned buildings?
  
  

• February 28:
  Should the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial be moved to a location in Washington, D.C. near other monuments?
  
  
• February 22:
  When operating on the fire ground, what kind of PPE should a pump operator be required to wear?
  
  
• February 18:
  When Performing Duties That Require Eye Protection Which Do You Prefer?
  
  
• February 12:
  What is the post-9/11 impact of membership/applicants within your department?
  
  
• February 6:
  Do you agree with the charges in this case based on the information known?
  
  
• February 4:
  How Many Of Your Department Members That Are Military Reservists Have Been Called To Duty?
  

• January 29:
  What Are Your Departments Training Priorities in 2002?
  
  
• January 21:
  Does your department have a policy in place regarding Internet usage in the station?
  
  
• January 17:
  What do you think should be done about the FDNY WTC Statue?
  
  
• January 11:
  If an ambulance was delayed and you had a life threatening patient would you opt to transport them in a fire truck?
  
  
• January 2:
  How many fire, rescue and EMS calls did your STATION respond to in 2001?
  

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