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November 2012

Now in its 12th year, Fire Chief's Station Style Fire Station Design Awards recognize architects and fire departments for their achievements in fire station design and construction. 

Also in this issue, Fire Chief looks at fire station sustainability; green station furnishings; home-visitation for fire prevention; DHS's new firefighter tracker; dependent care after a disaster; and specifying heavy rescues. 

Features

In Service

  • Nov. 15, 2012
    Article

    How to Specify a Heavy Rescue  

    The heavy-rescue vehicle is a fire department’s super tool box. As such, it must be capable of performing in any incident....More

Editorial

Volunteer Voice

  • Oct. 9, 2012
    Commentary

    A National Approach to Fire Prevention

    The theme of “Fire Is Everyone’s Fight” is designed to create a new social norm — namely that fire can be prevented and that we all have a role in preventing fires and mitigating the consequential losses....More

IAFC Insights

Chief's Clipboard

  • Nov. 14, 2012
    Commentary
    Fire Chief

    Rely on Facts, Not Rhetoric, in Fire Prevention

    Politicians and special-interest groups routinely deny the prophecies of catastrophic fires. They not only refuse to accept such prophecies, but they work to obscure the science and deny that such fire could ever happen again....More

Dispatches

  • Nov. 8, 2012
    News
    Fire Chief

    FDs Deal with Superstorm Sandy Aftermath

    The International Association of Fire Chiefs still is gathering data on the response to Sandy....More
  • Oct. 26, 2012
    Article
    Fire Chief

    How to Use Data to Stave off Budget Cuts

    Few expect funding levels for the fire service to return to pre-recession levels. As a result, chiefs are changing the way they measure the services their departments provide. These methods have become the new normal, said Asst. Chief Todd LeDuc of the Broward (Fla.) Sherriff’s Office Fire Rescue....More

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