Monday, October 6, 2008
March 1, 2008
Features
Heart-Pounding Evidence
Data is now shoring up the belief that cardiac patients have a much better chance of survival with a different CPR protocol....
Actual Savings
Dollars saved measures a fire department’s effectiveness, but is hard to measure directly. The Navy can show you how....
Top Tier
California is introducing regional task forces to bridge the gap between initial-attack teams and Type-1 US&R resources. ...
Staffing Choices
Paying overtime is one of the ways to fill the seats without emptying the department’s pockets....
Ambulance Transports
Ambulances can be more dangerous than hospitals when it comes to pathogens....
Leadership Stopgap
An Arizona battalion chief academy seeks to prepare the next generation of fire service leaders before they assume those roles....
Career Road Map
Having officers with résumés that show diversity provides organizations the opportunity to advance personnel into vacated positions....
Bluetooth on its Way
A walkie-talkie headset with Bluetooth first will be targeted to security and retail sectors — then to public safety....
A New Look at Foam
New concentrates, hazards and proportioning systems may prompt you to consider a foam system for your apparatus....
Multi-Use Mapping
Fire departments can play a key role in planning and developing a community’s enterprise GIS database....
Editorial
Road Warriors
Along the way, mechanics became emergency vehicle technicians. They have a recognized certification program and state organizations across North America....
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Readers speak out on evacuations, sprinklers, Schaitberger...
Volunteer Voice
If Tradition Lacks, Create New Ones
The department wasn’t finding new recruits. For a while, the department chalked the losses up to the national trend of declining volunteerism; then it took action....
Legal Matters
Speech Protected for Public Concern Matters
Even the worst employee occasionally will come up with a great idea or an accurate observation that may involve constructive criticism. Chiefs must try to eliminate personalities from the equation and address issues on merit....
EMS Viewpoints
Friend's Loss Highlights Tragedy of Iceberg Pain
The rate of change and the fast pace of everyday life makes it hard to look back at what interventions could have changed the course of history. Twice...
Size-Up
Fire is Not Child's Play
Juvenile fire expert Robert Cole examines the problem of fires started by children and how fire chiefs can prevent it....
Chief's Clipboard
The Time has Come to Win the Sprinkler Battle
For more than 30 years, the fire service leaders have been working toward a goal that, until recently, was deemed by many as unachievable — a national code requirement for fire sprinklers....
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