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Dear FireRescue Reader,
You can't help but get excited about the FDNY boxing team going toe-to-toe with their Irish equivalents! In this issue of the e-News, we bring you that story as well as Harold Schapelhouman on the economic stimulus package and Scott Cook on why training needs to be about more than "weeding out" the bad students. Also, as the wildland fire season heats up across much of the U.S., Brad Mayhew provides a new way to use the popular wildland safety tool, Lookouts, Communications, Escape routes and Safety zones (LCES).
As always, stay safe and let us know what you think!
Sincerely,
The FireRescue Team |
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Exclusive Articles
Fight of the Firefighters
FDNY boxing team KOs Irish competition & hopes to go the distance against NYPD
By Jane Jerrard
Photos courtesy Tom Dross |
In front of a sold-out crowd of more than 1,000 cheering fans, the FDNY Bravest Boxing team battered the Dublin Fire Brigade at the first-annual Transatlantic Championship on March 12 at B.B. King's Blues Club and Grill in New York City, winning seven ... more »
Sponsored Content
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Stimulus & the Rescue Community
If the national US&R program is going to see any stimulus benefit, we must be coordinated & aggressive
By Harold Schapelhouman |
It may seem a little crazy and even a bit unbelievable, but last month I completed a cover-to-cover review of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009, or the "stimulus" package ... more »
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Stump the Chump Training
Evaluating how students should be instructed is key to effectiveness
By Scott Cook
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My wife has decided to try her hand at EMT school. While she was doing some research on the EMS community Web sites, she noticed that some current students and instructors both relate that certain instructors are proud of their "wash-out" rate. One instructor even went so far as ... more »
From the Pages of FireRescue
The Intent of LCES
A tool for ensuring you're prepared for the
worst the fire can do
By Brad Mayhew
Photo Keith Cullom |
Since Paul Gleason championed "Lookouts, Communications, Escape Routes and Safety Zones" (LCES) in the early 1990s, it has become one of the most trusted and applied tools in the wildland firefighter's arsenal. It's simple and reliable and ... more »
Free Structural Collapse Training!
In the May issue of FireRescue magazine, Battalion Chief Tom Pendley of the Peoria (Ariz.) Fire Department wrote a tutorial for how to build raker shores for use in structural collapse shoring. Now, Chief Pendley has provided a free 30-minute training video on building raker shores. A PDF of the article is also there for your convenience.
The 2009 International Hazardous Materials Response Teams Conference
Check out the new additions to the program:
- Intermodal Container Emergency Response – Get the latest on intermodals and go on a tour of a working container terminal at the Port of Baltimore..
- US Army Edgewood CB Center (ECBC) Reports – ECBC has conducted a study focusing on all hazards (chem, bio, rad, unknown) as an update to previous reports published on mass-casualty decontamination after a terrorist chemical attack. The findings from the study are applicable to both DoD and civilian response organizations.
Only 2 weeks until the conference! Register today at www.iafc.org/hazmat. |
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