Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Congress Restores Funding, Passes Fire Bill
Congress passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2009 as part of a year-end spending package....
Think Outside the Box
By Carrie Cleaveland
FDNY finds and corrects faults in the cables connecting the city’s fire box alerting system more quickly....
Katrina’s Reach
By Nancy J. Rigg
Many lessons on swiftwater and flood rescue have traveled far beyond the gulf to the federal level and to states across the country. ...
Thermal Care
By Anthony Piontek
Thermal imagers can be deployed for limitless uses. They key is training firefighters to identify the possibilities. ...
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. ...
Tip the Balance
By James Kearney
Without cribbing, spreader tips have little area in contact with ground, which causes instability. Plan for this before a rescue attempt. ...
Out from Under
By Carrie Cleaveland
A South Carolina volunteer company learns valuable lessons after rescuing a child from under an overturned mobile home. ...
FRI Exhibitor Preview
A sample of the products and services FIRE CHIEF advertisers will display in Denver, Aug. 14–16. Visit FIRE CHIEF at Booth 3021...
Call from the Wild
By Harry Paviour
Zoos and farms mean large-animal rescue. The U.K. Fire Services can help get you ready. ...
Otis Ready
By Brett Kilgore
As elevator technology advances, officers must ensure rescuers have a specific knowledge base. ...
Free Fire System Training
Fire-Lite Alarms, part of Honeywell’s Life Safety Group, plans to host more than 25 free educational sessions throughout the United States....
FDIC Exhibitor Roundup
By Rick Markley
Each April the Indianapolis Convention Center bursts at the seams with fire and emergency equipment. This year was true to form. ...
CCAT Announces Technology Transfer Support for First Responder Technologies
San Diego's Center for Commercialization of Advanced Technology plans to award technology transition assistance to small companies with DoD-funded technologies....
DuPont Launches Test Facility for Next Generation Storm Protection
DuPont has opened its first storm shelter testing center at is Chestnut Run site for testing different materials for its DuPont StormRoom with Kevlar....
NIST Outlines Fire Service Initiatives
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed and launched a new Web site that outlines the Institute’s efforts to develop and apply technology, measurements and standards to better understand fire behavior, control and prevention and to improve operations, equipment, fire suppression, fire investigations and disaster response....
Charlotte Region Implements Incident Management Software
The Charlotte Urban Area Security Initiative has implemented nine standalone E Team systems to enhance emergency preparedness throughout the region....
The Time has Come to Win the Sprinkler Battle
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
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....
It's Time to Set Aside Differences for Good
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
I’m convinced that if Ben Franklin were alive today, he would still be stumping for fire protection — whether it be volunteer, paid or whatever....
Sprinkler Systems Have had a Long, Strange Trip
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
The interesting thing about this revolutionary process is that there has been a generational change in the fire service. Each new generation is considering the same pilgrimage started by the early pioneers....
Ready, Aim, Fire
By Rick Markley
A German inventor turns surplus military equipment into a novel way to battle wildfires....
Sandia Labs Introduces the IPAWS that Refreshes
By Douglas Page
Sandia National Laboratories has designed and deployed an alert and warning system that provides a more robust, multifaceted path to help ensure effective public communications during a federal, state, or local emergency....
A Second Look
FIRE CHIEF staff asked chief officers what products and equipment caught their attention. Many of their answers were products that relate to firefighter safety. Here are a dozen of these items....
Bellwe(a)ther
By Rick Markley
Forest Service meteorologist John Snook says monitoring and prediction were critical in wildland firefighting in Southern California....
NIST Firebrand Ignition Research Sends Sparks Flying
By Douglas Page
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has gathered its resources to attempt to learn how to mitigate airborne fire threats....
Field VOC Detector Raises Sense of Achievement
By Douglas Page
Scientists at Georgia Tech have come up with a miniature sensor that uses polymer membranes deposited on a tiny silicon disk to measure pollutants present in aqueous or gaseous environments....
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