FA Volume 17 Issue 12

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Reducing Spinal Load Injuries for EMTs

Reducing Spinal Load Injuries for EMTs

Whether your fire department is responsible for emergency medical services (EMS) in your community or you partner with another agency, chances are that first responders, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and firefighters are involved in patient packaging and transport.
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Getting Monitors Off the Tops of Pumpers

Getting Monitors Off the Tops of Pumpers

Personnel issues, especially short staffing on some fire scenes, along with safety considerations have caused some fire departments to rethink their master stream strategies when it comes to pumpers.
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Safety in the New Ambulance Standard

Safety in the New Ambulance Standard

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1917, Standard for Automotive Ambulances, was finalized last summer. It is now in effect and applies to all ambulances contracted on or after January 1 of this year.
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The Fire Engine’s Expanding Mission

The Fire Engine’s Expanding Mission

The fire engine is the backbone of all fire department operations. Its original purpose was to deliver water to the fire, but it has now become an all-purpose vehicle equipped to provide tools and equipment for an ever-expanding mission.
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More FA Volume 17 Issue 12

Emergency Vehicles and the EPA

Emergency Vehicles and the EPA

On June 8, 2012, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the granting of relief for fire trucks and ambulances.
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New Solution Redefines Firefighter Accountability Process

New Solution Redefines Firefighter Accountability Process

The moment a fire department receives an emergency call, an enormous amount of information is recorded, retrieved, sorted, combined, and relayed verbally to the incident commander (IC) as he travels to the scene.
Fire Technology & Industry Innovation
United States National Grid: A Geospatial Tool for the Toolbox

United States National Grid: A Geospatial Tool for the Toolbox

When you need a tool such as a halligan bar, you either already have it or you get it from your vehicle. What about geospatial tools? When a street address fails, when off road, or in the wilderness, what should be your number one go-to tool?
Fire Technology & Industry Innovation
Apparatus Innovation Helps Departments Provide Service More Efficiently

Apparatus Innovation Helps Departments Provide Service More Efficiently

It's trite to say at this point, but the reality of the fire service today is continual refinement of tactics to fit a reduced workforce, aging apparatus, and increased calls for emergency medical service (EMS).
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Change the Game

Change the Game

Recently at a trade association conference, I had the chance to listen to Jeff Johnson, CEO for the Western Fire Chiefs Association, past president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and retired chief for Oregon's Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R).
Fire Technology & Industry Innovation
Secure Spots for Engine Company Ladders

Secure Spots for Engine Company Ladders

Apparatus manufacturers continue to refine the methods they use to store ground ladders on pumpers, often responding to fire department requests for placement of the ladders on a vehicle to correspond with ladder protection, access, or more usable compartment space.
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NFPA 1901: A Look at Equipment Mounting

NFPA 1901: A Look at Equipment Mounting

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1901, Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, is referenced in every fire apparatus specification promulgated; in every bid tendered; in every purchasing article written; in many fire truck advertisements; and by every industry expert, pundit, and consultant who expounds on the subject of fire apparatus.
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Apparatus Crashes Are Plain Unacceptable

Apparatus Crashes Are Plain Unacceptable

As we begin 2013, I pose a challenge to the fire service: Let's get through this year with no apparatus accidents or line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) because of them.
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Unusual Pumper Designs Serve Fire Departments’ Special Needs

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Apparatus/Equipment News

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Letters to the Editor

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In the News

NewsStation NewsThe Fire Station

Special Delivery: Bloomsbury Hose Co. Combines Two Vehicles Into Single Rescue-Pumper

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Special Delivery: Aerial, Engine, and Rescue Truck in One

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Globe Manufacturing: 125 Years and Counting

Firefighter PPE

Welcome to the Forum

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Boston (MA) Fire Department Receives New Dive Team Vehicle

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Improvements to Watch for in Pumps, Nozzles, and Monitors

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Forecast for 2013

Fire Technology & Industry Innovation

Protection of Emergency Personnel from Chemical Hazards in Mountainous Areas

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