Saturday, February 4, 2012
July 2006
Editorial
Two Bits & Other Tips
To prepare for October's 50th anniversary issue of Fire Chief magazine, we're doing quite a bit of research from early issues. The original publisher,...
Features
Separate but Equal
The U.S. Fire Administration reported 106 firefighter on-duty or line-of-duty deaths in 2005. To the majority of the public, hearing a firefighter has...
Search for Values
In the decades prior to the 1990s, the Southern Platte Fire Protection District was an all-volunteer fire department in the Kansas City area. Morale was...
Balancing Act
In the 1950s, veterans returning from war were looking for the American Dream: a stable job, a new car and their own home. New roads and suburban communities...
Rebuilding Year
After several months as the acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in May R. David Paulison took the reins of the agency that was...
Team Effort
The scene: An 8-foot deep, T-shaped construction trench near Lorton, Va. A worker is below grade in a trench box near where the excavation forms the A...
Permit Required
Over the last decade, fire departments and districts have assumed responsibility for an increasingly broader range of special operations. Today there's...
No Size Fits All
As the foaming systems manager for Pierce Manufacturing, Clarence Grady knows his way around firefighting alternatives to water. He served as both a career...
Get on Board
How would you like extra savings for your budget, extra personnel for your department and more benefits for your on-duty personnel? The Extra-board Employee...
Do More with Less
At a time when departments are trying to get the best value for their budgets, multi-use apparatus can be a real bargain. In some cases they can double...
Correction
Tool Time, which appeared in the June issue, included a chart on page 66 that contains incorrect data. Readers should refer to the corrected version,...
Chief's Clipboard
No Time-Outs in Tactics, Responses
Here's a question for you: How long does it take to play a one-hour football game? The answer is that it depends on the number of time-outs. Football...
Legal Matters
Mutual Aid Could Create Mutual Problems
In this day of shrinking budgets, municipalities are searching for methods by which they can deliver services more efficiently and cheaply. One of the...
EMS Viewpoints
Ethical EMTs Reduce Customer Complaints
There's been a lot of chatter about the lack of quality candidates for new EMS positions. I think it's safe to say that a lot of the new hires and paramedics...
Volunteer Voice
Preserve the Spirit, Promote Good Attitude
A young volunteer firefighter recently was presented with an opportunity to attend a top-notch fire training academy that would give him an excellent...
Size-Up
Never Give Up
Chief Alan Brunacini has been a member of the Phoenix Fire Department since 1958. After holding the positions of firefighter, engineer, captain, battalion...
News & Trends
People News
Comings and goings, from our July issue...
Company News
The latest on fire service manufacturers and organizations, from our July issue...
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