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A Joint Effort: One responder’s account of the response to the San Bruno explosion

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By Harold Schapelhouman

On Thursday, Sept. 9, at 1812 HRS, the San Mateo County Public Safety Communications Center (PSC) received a report that an explosion and subsequent fire had occurred in the Glenview neighborhood area of San Bruno, Calif., a city within San Mateo County, which borders the Pacific Ocean, the San Francisco Bay, the City of San Francisco and Santa Clara County. This region is often…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on September 25, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Aircraft Down! Miracle on Beech Street

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Aircraft Down! The miracle on Beech Street

By Harold Schapelhouman

“Aircraft down”—two simple words that tend to get the immediate attention of most responders and generally cause concern for most urban emergency responders who live in areas where private and commercial aircraft are…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on May 7, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Natural Disasters: Are we prepared to respond anywhere, any time?

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Natural Disasters: Are we prepared to respond anywhere, any time?

By Harold Schapelhouman

The recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Japan and Turkey have people understandably wondering what’s going on with our planet, as seismic activity seems to be at an all-time high in many regions of the world, and whether an area near them may be…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 2, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

NIMS: It's Not Perfect, But It Does Work

It’s Not Perfect, But It Does Work

In defense of the National Incident Management System/Incident Command System

Story & Photo By Harold Schapelhouman

Recently, I finished reviewing the December 2008 National Incident Management System (NIMS) update. It wasn’t light reading so it took me a while to get through it, but it was a good review and an informative update. The 158-page document can be found at… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on August 31, 2009 at 5:00am — 1 Comment