Firehouse Magazine

In This Issue: August 2012

Cover photo by Butch Moran

On June 6, 2012, FDNY fireboat The Bravest escorts the Space Shuttle Enterprise past 1 World Trade Center to its new permanent home on the deck of the retired aircraft carrier USS Intrepid.

Dedication

This month’s Firehouse® is dedicated to Fire Chief Kenny Fox, 39, of Decatur County, TN, Volunteer Fire Department Station 3; Lieutenant Robert Neary, 60, and Firefighter Daniel Sweeney, 25 of the Philadelphia, PA, Fire Department; Captain John C. Winkelman, 54, of the Huntley, IL, Fire Protection District; and Fire Chief John Earl Wilkinson Jr., 44, of the Lake Dreamland Fire Department in Louisville, KY, who died in the line of duty, April 2012.

2011 National Run Survey: Part 3

by Elizabeth Neroulas
Created: September 1, 2012

For the 31st year, the career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse ® Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding, staffing and pay. A...
COVER STORY: Space Shuttle Enterprise gets an Escort

by Harvey Eisner
Created: August 10, 2012

On June 6, 2012, the Space Shuttle Enterprise is pushed North up the Hudson River between New York and New Jersey on its way to its place on the retired aircraft carrier USS Intrepid. The space...
FIRE CHIEF ERIC C. TADE Denver, CO, Fire Department

by Harvey Eisner
Created: August 1, 2012

Firehouse: The City of Denver doesn’t have a significant wildland/urban interface (W/UI), but how have the recent Colorado wildfires affected the department? Tade: The Denver Fire...
3-Alarm Fire Damages 170-Year-Old Church in Somers

by Jay K. Bradish
Created: August 1, 2012

On Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, a three-alarm fire destroyed a portion of the historic Somers Congregational United Church of Christ in Somers, CT. Numerous master streams and handlines were put into...
20 Tough Questions For the Fire Chief: Are You Prepared To Answer Them? Question 4

by Richard Gasaway and Richard Kline
Created: August 1, 2012

This question has a hidden nuance in how it is worded. It uses the terms “acceptable” and “expect.” While we should strive to avoid answering a question with a question, this may be one of...
Community & Technical Colleges

by Paul Snodgrass
Created: August 1, 2012

Jake Fuller was studying to become a teacher, following in the career path of his parents, when he decided the profession wasn’t exactly what he had in mind. He sought something that was...

Fire Prevention Week 2012: It's Time to Get Ready

by Timothy Szymanski
Created: August 26, 2012

Once each year comes Fire Prevention Week. It is always the week of Oct. 9, the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire. It was on Oct. 9, 1871, when a conflagration occurred in the United States, now...
New Products 8/12

by Firehouse Staff
Created: August 1, 2012

Thermal Imaging Camera SCOTT SAFETY has introduced the Eagle Attack tactical lightweight thermal imaging camera. Its high-resolution design provides users with great image quality and...
How Community Involvement Pays Off

by Dennis Compton
Created: August 1, 2012

One tradition of the fire service is the decentralized placement of resources and services in local neighborhoods. Many believe fire stations represent the most visible example of government’s...
Firefighter Trapped: Water/Dive Rescue Emergency

by William Goldfeder
Created: August 1, 2012

This continues our discussion of an incident involving the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD). As I noted last month, this close call provides loads of valuable information from which we all can...
Count Your Blessings!

by Gary Ludwig
Created: August 1, 2012

I recently had an opportunity to visit a friend who works at a career fire station (no, not Memphis, where I work now, and not St. Louis, where I used to work). While I was at this fire station, my...
Intrinsic Safety & Thermal Imaging

by Brad Harvey
Created: August 1, 2012

Brad Harvey discusses some of the various terminologies and addresses the environmental conditions that set the bar for electrical safety requirements.
Know Your Crew, Part 1: We're Not All the Same

by Kimberly Alyn
Created: August 1, 2012

When you lead people based on the assumption that your crew members have the same basic personality style, you will assume they all embrace some of the same values and they are all driven by the...
Security 2012: More Than A Lock and Key

by Barry Furey
Created: August 1, 2012

Barry Furey examines the need for solid security of all fire department technology applications to protect gas card numbers, pre-plans filled with exotic materials, keypad codes for secured properties...
VES: Ventilate, Enter & Search

by John J. Salka, Jr.
Created: August 1, 2012

You probably read and hear lots of fire service instructors talk about “VES” all the time. VES – ventilate, enter and search – is a major function of any fire department that conducts interior...
Thermal Imaging Camera Use for Patient Accountability

by Ron Moore
Created: August 1, 2012

SUBJECT: Patient Accountability at Crash Scenes TOPIC: Thermal Imaging Camera Use for Patient Accountability OBJECTIVE: Given a scenario of a crash-damaged vehicle and unoccupied seats, the...
As Firehouse Sees It: Staying Alive and Improving Firefighter Safety for Most

by Harvey Eisner
Created: August 1, 2012

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently released its annual Firefighter Fatality Report showing a total of 61 on-duty firefighter deaths in the United States in 2011, the lowest...

Guest Commentary: "People Reported Trapped!"

by Joseph T. Berry
Created: August 1, 2012

Responding to structural fires, we sometimes hear the generic phrase “People reported trapped.” Firefighters’ adrenalin starts pumping, hearts beat faster and blood pressure increases. As the...
New Deliveries 8/12

by Firehouse Staff
Created: August 1, 2012

TAMARAC, FL, FIRE RESCUE has taken delivery of an E-ONE HP 78 Sidestacker aerial built on an E-ONE Typhoon chassis. Components include a 450-hp Cummins ISL engine, Allison 3000EVS transmission...
Scuttlebutt 8/12

by Steven Shaw
Created: August 1, 2012

St. Pete FD Honors Hero 2 When Gus Hertz took his family to St. Petersburg, FL, for a summer vacation, he probably thought about bringing home a memento or two, but he probably never imagined one...
Hot Shots 8/12

by Firehouse Staff
Created: August 1, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, MAY 27, 2012 – Minneapolis crews were called to this three-alarm fire at the Walker Community Church as a massive storm swept through the area. Five firefighters were burned, one...
For the Record 8/12

by Firehouse Staff
Created: August 1, 2012

LODDs Hit 35-Year Low The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released its annual Firefighter Fatality Report in June showing a total of 61 on-duty firefighter deaths in the United States in...
Industry News 8/12

by Firehouse Staff
Created: August 1, 2012

THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE has awarded contracts to four companies to provide a total of seven next-generation airtankers for wildfire suppression. “This is a major milestone in our efforts to...
Rekindles 8/12

by Paul Hashagen
Created: August 1, 2012

BROOKLYN, NY: AUG. 1, 1912 – Shortly after 10 A.M., there was a grating sound at a construction site at Hoyt and Livingston streets. Twenty workers looked up as a mass of girders supporting the...

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