Tuesday, December 2, 2008
June 1, 2008
Editorial
The Naked Chief
Nine firefighters died believing their officers would direct efforts to save them. Clothed in arrogance, their naked fire chief said afterward that was how they fight fires in Charleston. ...
In Service
Up & Over
If your department is looking for an aerial that can do more, consider the ways you can use one of these flexible, versatile devices....
Smart Specs
Busy seaports and popular resorts can use fire and rescue boats. Here are four designs that match the vessel to the vocation....
Chief's Clipboard
Today's Grunt may be Tomorrow's Chief
How many fire chiefs do we know who have worked in relative obscurity until such a time as a major event has traumatized their community?...
Legal Matters
Volunteers Entitled to Employee Due Process
Fire departments should no longer assume that they are exempt from the requirements of state employment laws just because an individual is labeled as a volunteer....
Volunteer Voice
Strategic Daydreams Revive Job Passion
Oil tycoon J. Paul Getty ranked career passion ahead of imagination, business acumen and ambition as a necessary ingredient of business success. The same holds true for fire chiefs....
Size-Up
Slanted Playing Field
Acceptance of women in the fire service is growing, but there’s still a long way to go before they are treated as equals. ...
Articles
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to “A Fair Shake” and gender inequality....
A Look Back at Steps to Move Forward
It is the hope and sincere desire of the Charleston team that other fire departments make the critical changes in their own organizations … as a result of the Phase II report and not after they lose a firefighter needlessly. ...
Re-evaluating Risk
It is important for fire chiefs to look at the whole risk picture to help their departments stay away from trouble....
Uneasy Silence
Researchers are working to discover why digital radios are having problems on the fireground. ...
Agency Molds Hearing Program
In 2007, the Poudre Fire Authority in Fort Collins, Colo., conducted a hearing enhancement and protection study that focused on battalion chiefs, captains...
Lurking Danger
New research shows MRSA can thrive in some unexpected environments. ...
Language Barrier
Understanding terminology is a key to excellent fireground command....
Virtual Training
Computer simulations add dimension to preparation for mass-casualty incidents. ...
Air Pollution
Putting firefighters in their face masks before suppression operations can impair their performances. ...
FDIC Exhibitor Roundup
Each April the Indianapolis Convention Center bursts at the seams with fire and emergency equipment. This year was true to form. ...
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