Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Fugate Looks Ahead to FEMA Goals, Fire Service Future
By Mary Rose Roberts
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate talks about FEMA's leadership and how they will shape the agency's future based on their lifelong training as first responders. He also discussed early fire training, mutual aid, and fire service — based search-and-rescue teams for disaster response....
The Firefighter's Firefighter
By Glenn Bischoff (glenn.bischoff@penton.com)
Career Chief of the Year Tom Carr earned his following through innovation and respect....
On Ice
By Vicki Schmidt
Make sure responders aren't left cold by their ice-rescue training....
Not Your Father's Autos
By Carl Haddon
New vehicle technology is giving chief officers much more to think about when developing an effective extrication training program....
Tying Up a Few Loose Ends
By John McKently
It's time to debunk some of the popular misconceptions that exist concerning rope-rescue operations....
The Real Deal
By Dave Downey
The carnage unleashed by the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti in January was stunning, even for seasoned first responders. Here's what one search-and-rescue team experienced and what they learned along the way....
IAFC Issues Stand-Down Order for Confined-Space Rescues
By Mary Rose Roberts
Chiefs are asked to have all personnel immediately review and discuss applicable departmental policies and procedures to minimize the risk to firefighters in confined spaces and related technical-rescue incidents....
Blocking and Tackling
By Lawrence S. Schultz
The skills that firefighters and emergency medical personnel use every day provide the basis for effective disaster response in the nation's capital....
Command at the Ready
By Janet Wilmoth (janet@firechief.com)
Incident command goes mobile and high tech — and takes rescue and hazmat with it....
Haiti: Close to Home or a World Away?
By Adam K. Thiel
Local emergency management authorities and local fire departments often have similar, and sometimes overlapping, charters, missions, and legal mandates....
A Deadly Mix
By Janet Wilmoth (janet@firechief.com)
FIRE CHIEF recently spoke with Gerald Dworkin, a consultant with Lifesaving Resources. He has more than 40 years of professional and volunteer experience as a firefighter, EMT, water- and swiftwater-rescue technician, and ice-rescue technician....
Ice-Rescue Train the Trainers to be Featured on Weather Channel
By Janet WIlmoth
Reporter Julie Martin donned an ice-rescue suit, entered the icy water and then learned to self-extricate onto solid ice....
Tight Moves
By Robert Rhea
Survival and escape planning, RIT back up, and proper action planning, are essential to confined-space operations....
Robotics as First Response: Q&A with NIST's Dr. Kate Remley
By Mary Rose Roberts
Kate Remley, an electronics engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), addresses how robotics measure up during search-and-rescue incidents, issues with interference and future trends....
Champion, Volvo Partner on Extrication Training
By Mary Rose Roberts
Idaho Emergency Services Training has approved the Five Star Extrication Academy mdash; jointly sponsored by Champion Rescue Tools and Volvo Cars of North America — as the state’s official curriculum for auto-extrication instructor training....
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