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A few years ago, I had the pleasure of traveling overseas to visit the Fire Service College at Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England, as a participant of a United States/United Kingdom exchange program. In its 40-year history, the Fire Service College has established itself as one of the leading fire service academies in the world. Read More>>

Can't get enough FireRescue magazine? The following articles are provided as a Web-exclusive bonus to the July and June issues.

Focusing on the "V" in VES: Focusing on the “V”: Ventilation is perhaps the most important--& hazardous—part of VES by Michael M. Dugan. More>>>

More Hot Products from FDIC 2009! Show & Tell: FireRescue technical editors review hot products from FDIC 2009. More>>

Rural Fire Command: Filtered Water: Use a strainer to perform simple pump preventative maintenance by Patrick Pauly. More>>

Get the Word Out: The July issue of FireRescue magazine included an article on using emergency communication systems for non-emergency events. The authors have provided a white paper that details one way of designing an emergency communication system. The PDF of the white paper and the PDF of the original article are provided here:
White Paper PDF>>
Mass Notification PDF>>

Hearts & Minds: Our argument for residential fire sprinklers must effectively influence decision-makers by Jim Crawford. More>>

Rescue Report: Driver Rescued from Van Teetering on Cliff’s Edge by Tom Vines . More>>

Rescue Report: Arizona Firefighters Rescue Couple from Raging Creek by Tom Vines . More>>

Rescue Report: Preplanning & Joint Training Help in Successful Maryland Rescue by Tom Vines . More>>

Truck Ops: Where Are the Bedrooms? Get familiar with common house layouts so you can find people faster, by Peter F. Kertzie . More>>

Rescue Training: Chief Tom Pendley has provided a free 30-minute training video to complement his article on building raker shores for structural collapse. NOTE: You’ll need a Flash player to play this video. If you’re having problems accessing the video, e-mail frm.editor@elsevier.com
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It Takes 2 … : Hooks at both ends of the ladder simplify roof operations by Peter F. Kertzie . More>>

Tender Tactics: Mobile water supply methods for the rural setting by Keith Klassen . More>>

Move to the Rear: Common mistakes & effective strategies for deploying hose from the rear hosebed by Homer Robertson . More>>

Finding Strength in a Weak Economy: How to remain physically fit on a tight budget by Fire Captains Jeff & Martha Ellis . More>>

Ready to Shake: Lessons from earthquake exercises can be applied to many regions by Capt. Larry Collins. More>>

Big Idea, Small Budget: Chief Pat Dale has provided a sample page from the task books his department uses in incident command training. You can also download the complete article here. Article PDF>> and Sample Page Task Book>>

The Usual Responders: Download author Brandon Lobochefski's complete guide to assessing automatic aid for your department/community. You can also download the article. Article PDF >> and The Guide PDF>>

Rural Fire Command: Pat Pauly's April article in FireRescue provided a seating assignment diagram for a 6-person engine company crew. Here, he provides three more diagrams: 4-person attack crew PDF>>, fill site PDF>> and dump site PDF>>.

The Intent of LCES: In this article from the April issue, Brad Mayhew provided a "pocket tool" for rethinking LCES. Download the full-sized pocket tool here>>. Article PDF>>.

Rescue Report: Tom Vines discusses the complex nature of a confined-space rescue involving a worker buried up to his chest in dry powder concrete. More>>

Rescue Report: Following a police chase, a vehicle crashes into guardrail, creating a difficult extrication for Pennsylvania responders. Tom Vines reviews the incident. More>>

Quick Drills: Homer Robertson provides vital information and 2 drills for ensuring your RIT has the right equipment in the right place at the right time. More>>

Truck Company Operations: In a continuation of his February column, Peter Kertzie details additional uses for the Halligan. More>>

Survival of the Fittest: Jeff & Martha Ellis provide the motivation you need to get started on a weight-loss program. More>>

Near-Miss Reports: A recent report underscores the importance of incident safety officers. More>>

Haulin' Water: Jeff Reichmann explains how departments in need can use cement trucks as water-hauling resources. More>>

Fire Prevention: Jim Crawford identifies what makes the fire/life safety education programs in Portland and New York City so successful. More>>

Leadership Skills: Jim Broman shares 5 key characteristics needed to lead through challenging times. More>>

2008 Article Index: Looking for an article that ran last year? Want to know everything your favorite author wrote in 2008? Download the PDF of the 2008 FireRescue Magazine Article Index to have all this information at your fingertips!

FireRescue Magazine
July 2009 |
Vol. 27 Issue 7

Highlights

• Engine Ops: A refresher for the nozzle crew
  
• Tips for driving in the wildland / urban interface
• How to overcome complainers on your crew

... and much more

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