Wednesday, February 8, 2012
National Fire Plan Made Obsolete By Urban-Sprawl, Researchers Say
By Mary Rose Roberts
Only 11% of National Fire Plan wildfire-mitigation efforts in the last five years have been performed near homes or offices...
Tenn. Chief Defends Code Stance
By Janet Wilmoth
Would a fire chief with 36 years of fire service experience, 25 of them as a fire marshal, oppose the new 2009 ICC code for residential sprinklers in his community?...
NASA Selects Fire-Suppression System for Its Twin Crawler Transporters
By Mary Rose Roberts
Fire-safety experts at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have replaced the fire-suppression systems in its giant twin crawler transporters with Stat-X....
NIST Tests Wind-Driven Firefighting Tactics
By Mary Rose Roberts
Fire engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology tested the effect of wind-driven fires and developed related firefighting tactics for use in residential and high-rise buildings....
The 'Silhouette on the Sheet' Still Haunts
By Ronny J. Coleman
Have you ever read America Burning? At one time, the report of the National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control was sort of a prerequisite to bringing about change in the fire service...
Indirect Supervision
By David C. Comstock Jr.
Acts or omissions by a fire officer at an incident that ultimately cause injuries may violate firefighter civil rights....
In the Middle of Nowhere
By Craig Encinas
Creative thinking and partnerships are the key to solving rural water-supply challenges....
USFA Releases Outdoor Fires Topical Report
The U.S. Fire Administration has issued a special report examining the causes and characteristics of outdoor fires....
Code Concerns
By Mike Chiaramonte
: A Charleston task force member shares his worries over lessons lost by fire departments across the country....
Come Together
By Chris Cavette
No one department can handle all hazards. Regional response teams with specialized equipment may be the solution. ...
That Demon Alcohol
By Greg Hayes
Battling ethanol’s hidden hazards requires preparation. ...
Why Not Ask Why?
Janet Wilmoth janet@firechief.com
However long it takes, the job of educating your community to the value of residential sprinklers should begin today. ...
Monitor the Situation
By Chris Cavette
New monitor designs allow firefighters to make faster, safer and more effective attacks with a minimum number of people. ...
Arson Numbers Rising
Current economic downtown coupled with the national housing market and mortgage crisis have led to many more people intentionally setting home ablaze to collect insurance money....
Feinstein Seeks Emergency Fire Funds
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) will seek $910 million in emergency federal funding for fire suppression, hazardous fuels reduction and rehabilitation projects across the United States....
No Water? No Problem
By Chris Cavette
A variety of above- and in-ground, temporary and portable solutions can provide water when Mother Nature doesn’t. ...
To Enter or Not to Enter, That is the Question
[ Mike Chiaramonte ]
Leaders must be able to evaluate change objectively and must be willing to promote and implement that change if it’s beneficial to their departments, even if the idea might not be very popular. ...
USFA Adopts Official Position on Residential Fire Sprinklers
U.S. Fire Administrator Greg Cade announced his organization's official position that all homes should be equipped with automatic fire sprinklers. The position was announced in the "Chief's Corner" section of the USFA Web site last week....
NFPA Names Suppression, Detection Award Winners
The Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association, announced the winners of the William M. Carey Award....
Heat Stress
By Holger de Vries
In 2005, Germany had its first line-of-duty-deaths while using foam; here’s what they learned....
Class Act
Were the fire department and the city lulled into thinking that a “first class” department was the epitome of excellence? ...
TFT Announces Monitor Incentive
Departments in the process of specifying a new apparatus can qualify for a free monitor upgrade worth $2,500 from Task Force Tips....
IAWF Takes Stance on Climate Change
The International Association of Wildland Fire Board of Directors has issued a position paper on climate change in recognition of recent assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The board considers the potential effects of climate change on wildland fire to be a significant scientific and management focus....
Canadian Firefighters Brassard, Ellis Win MSA Fireslayer Award
By Rick Markley, Editor
For the first time in its seven years, the MSA Fireslayer of the Year Award went to Canadian firefighters. Andrew Brassard and Steve Ellis of the Milton...
CPSE Grows Accreditations, Partnership
The Commission on Fire Accreditation International recognized 10 fire agencies at its spring meeting, bringing the total number of accredited agencies...
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