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October 2012

Most metropolitan fire fleet managers would agree that keeping an aging fire truck, with its high maintenance costs and obsolete functionality, is akin to throwing good money after bad. FIRE CHIEF’s October cover story shows you how to empirically demonstrate that you have reached a point with a particular fire apparatus that it is costing the community more to maintain than what it is getting in return.

Also this month — in our annual apparatus issue — FIRE CHIEF looks at driver training and training simulations; and specifying and maintain wildland fire apparatus.

Features

In Service

  • Oct. 9, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    How to Specify a Wildland Fire Apparatus

    When choosing a wildland-fire rig, look first at the terrain....More
  • Oct. 9, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    IAFC Councils Compares Water-Enhancing Technology, CAFS

    Last October, members of the International Association of Fire Chiefs’ Technology and Wildland Fire Policy councils attended two-days of testing at TEEX’s Brayton Fire Training Field. Day one consisted of aerial drops for the TetraKO water-enhancing technology, simulating aerial operations in a wildland utilizing a Fire Boss single engine tanker....More

Editorial

  • Oct. 10, 2012
    Commentary

    What Insurance Companies Can Offer the Fire Service 1

    The Lisle-Woodridge (Ill.) Fire District is installing the Stryker loading system in each of its ambulances. The paramedics demonstrating the system explained to me that their insurance company, the Illinois Public Risk Fund (IPRF), paid for the system to help reduce the risk of back injuries....More

IAFC Insights

  • Oct. 9, 2012
    Commentary
    Fire Chief

    How Automated Secure Alarm Protocol Improves Station Alerting 1

    I always had supported remote station monitoring for my city’s fire alarms both because I believed it would provide faster notification and because I believed central stations always take too long. But times have changed, and there is a solution: an interface called the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP)....More

Chief's Clipboard

  • Oct. 9, 2012
    Commentary
    Fire Chief

    Why Did You Become a Fire Chief?

    So here’s my $64 question to you: When did you decide that you wanted to become a fire chief? Note, I am not asking when you decided to become a firefighter. That, in many cases, occurred at a young age and likely was based on other values like earning a living, having a rewarding career, or continuing a family tradition. I am asking when you knew you wanted to be the chief....More

Dispatches

  • Oct. 4, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    DHS Tests Next-Gen PPE for Wildland Firefighters

    The next-generation personal protective garments were built to increase radiant thermal protection, to reduce heat stress and to improve form, fit and function compared to existing garments, said Bill Deso, S&T program manager. The garments also meet NFPA 1977 and 1975 standards....More
  • Sep. 27, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    IAFC Finds Short-Term Solution to Prevent Near-Miss Shutdown

    The move, supported by funding from the IAFC; its Safety, Health and Survival Section; and its EMS Section, will allow the program to remain operational through the end of October....More
  • Sep. 25, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    How to Help Your Firefighters Transition to Company Officers

    How do you help firefighters who are making the transition to company officer? It takes planning and education, said Steve Prziborowski, a deputy chief with the Santa Clara County (Calif.) Fire Department....More

Gear

  • Sep. 26, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    Chicago Upgrades Hazmat Monitors Throughout Companies

    The Chicago Fire Department recently replaced the multigas monitors on all 160 of its engine and truck companies with QRAE II models from RAE Systems. More than 3,500 firefighters were trained on the device in the week of initial deployment....More
  • Sep. 22, 2012
    video
    Fire Chief

    Highlights of the QRAE II Hazmat Detector

    The Chicago Fire Deparment recently upgraded the gas meters on all its truck companies to the QRAE II from RAE Systems. Here, Regional Manager Jim Elliott highlights the new features for Editor Lisa Allegretti....More
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