Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Paradise Not
By Mary Rose Roberts (maryrose.roberts@penton.com)
Hawaii's idyllic setting belies an environment that makes rescue operations uniquely challenging....
FETN, American Heat Re-launch Under CiNet
By Janet Wilmoth
The Fire Emergency Television Network and American Heat Video will once again resurface after being acquired by the Critical Information Network....
Near-Miss Reports Help Train the Trainers
By John Tippett
Fire service instructors are challenged to find adaptable methodologies that both meet NFPA and state-agency standards and stimulate the students....
IAFC, IAFF Urge Firefighters to Protect Themselves for Safety Week
The IAFC and the IAFF have announced "Protect Yourself: Your Safety, Health and Survival Are Your Responsibility" as the theme for the 2009 Safety, Health and Survival Week, scheduled for June 14 — 20....
By Land & By Sea
By Lewis Tycer
A Pacific Northwest maritime protection program sets the standard for multiagency response....
Those Who Can, Teach
By Lisa Allegretti
MFRI director Steven Edwards found success on Capitol Hill and offers his advice to chiefs and trainers looking to raise their visibility....
Training by Design
By Janet Wilmoth (janet@firechief.com)
Fire departments across the country are incorporating training facilities into the architecture of their stations....
Rest for the Weary
By Jeffrey T. Lindsey
Revisions to the NFPA's rehabilitation standard have been in effect for more than a year, but many departments have yet to comply....
Professional Image
By Thomas E. Poulin
Increased education requirements and universal performance standards can improve the public's perception of the fire service....
Next Up for ARFF Training
By Nancy Gier
A Airport firefighting experts look at what the future holds for that specialty. ...
Ideas Without Borders
By Janet Wilmoth
Perhaps departments could handle EMS invoicing more efficiently if they home-sourced it to an accounting center in rural Montana or outsourced to Bangalore, India. ...
NIOSH Takes Comments on Fire Fighter Safety
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is conducting a public review of the draft document Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters When Fighting Fires in Unoccupied Structures until March 9....
Fire Science Lab gets $100,000, Five-Year Pledge
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has received a $100,000 pledge from Chicago-based Rolf Jensen Associates to help fund a new, state-of-the-art fire sciences laboratory....
Yield of Dreams
By Joseph Bruce
A fire district took its plans for a state-of-the-art training facility to the community and neighboring agencies and found mixed results. ...
Decade of Training
By Greg Render
From its humble beginnings 10 years ago, this volunteer officer training program is looking to grow. ...
Pets in Peril
By Gerald M. Dworkin
Icy hazards emphasize the need to train and equip first responders for domestic-animal rescues....
Ice Rescue Prep
By Steven Orusa
Departments with small budgets still can prepare for ice-rescue operations....
AR-AFFF Best for Ethanol Fires
By David White
Ethanol requires a special kind of foam and specialized technique. Dealing with it means specific training. ...
Unethical Behaviors Not Usual Business
[ John Linstrom ]
I have heard nearly 100 anecdotes about wildly unethical processes…. Some of these situations were passed off as rights of passage, others as mere hazing, and still more as payback — but all were unethical....
CAFSTraining
By Keith Klassan
Train, train and retrain should be a fire department’s CAFS mantra....
Eductor Education
By Jim Cottrell
Setting up foam-eductor operations can be a problem. Here are some tips for getting it right every time....
Okla. Campus May Add Fire Training Center
The Northeast Technology Center in Pryor, Okla., is planning to add a fire-training center as part of its facilities upgrade. The center will serve departments in five counties, the Prior Daily Times reports....
Front of the Line
By P.J. Norwood Jr.
As the initial first responders, dispatchers directly affect the outcome of an emergency. Train them in crisis communication techniques. ...
Evaluation is Key to Penning Success Story
[ Ronny J. Coleman ]
The fire service is not assessing individuals based on their long-term promotability beyond considering their strengths and weaknesses as they go through entry-level training....
Fire’s Mercenary
By Rick Markley
To improve fledgling fire services, this modern-day Robin Hood is hopping from country to country asking of the rich and giving to the poor. ...
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