Fire Rescue Magazine's Blog – April 2010 Archive (19)

Put to the Test: 6-alarm fire stresses need for command, control, preparation

Put to the Test: A 6-alarm fire reveals the importance of command, control & preparation

By Deputy Assistant Chief Robert Maynes

The fire service believes size-up or situational awareness begins long before your arrival on the fireground; it can start with the receipt of the alarm or with your commute to the firehouse. Size-up is an integral part of acquiring accurate situational awareness. (Situational awareness is simply defined as…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 28, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Remembering 3 Lost 1 Year Ago Today

By FireRescue magazine staff

Tom Risk

Mike Flynn…

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The Nightclub Fire You Probably Never Heard About

The Nightclub Fire You Probably Never Heard About

The history of the fire service is closely entwined with nightclub fires that killed hundreds and resulted in significant changes in fire codes. But there’s one nightclub fire that you may never have heard about.

In 1940, in Natchez, Miss., 207* people died in the Rhythm Night Club fire. It ranks among the NFPA’s 10 deadliest public assembly and nightclub fires in U.S. history. And if… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 23, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

The Rhythm Nightclub Fire: Tragic lessons many of us never heard about

FIRE PREVENTION

An Untold History

The Rhythm Nightclub Fire provides tragic lessons, but many of us never heard about it

By Jim Crawford

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the February issue of FireRescue magazine. We're sharing it here to mark the anniversary of the Rhythm Nightclub Fire.

February is Black History Month. I was born in 1954, and I… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 23, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Conroe Firefighters Rescue Another Victim from Alligator Creek

By Tom Vines

Photos Courtesy Courier of Montgomery County/Conroe Police Department

Training and experience paid off once again for the Conroe (Texas) Fire Department during a March 1 water rescue.

The Fire Dispatch Center for the city of Conroe, located north of Houston, received a 911 call at 0710 HRS reporting that a man was struggling in the waters of Alligator Creek, under… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 22, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Under Attack: The fire service should implement policies & training for response to violent incidents

Under Attack

The fire service should implement policies & training for response to violent incidents

Story & Photo by Howard Munding

Firefighter Life Safety Initiative #12:

National protocols for response to violent… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 20, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Remembering Texas City: The largest U.S. industrial accident

Remembering Texas City: The largest U.S. industrial accident

On this day in 1947, the largest industrial accident in the United States occurred at 0912 hrs. Today we remember the members of the Texas City Volunteer Fire Department who gave their lives battling the fire that caused the massive explosion on board the S.S. Grandcamp. …

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 16, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Size Matters: Operations in large structures put situational awareness & task management to the test

Firefighting 360

Size Matters

Operations in large structures put situational awareness & task management to the test

By Billy Schmidt

Firefighters learn and hone their knowledge, skills and…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 16, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Think it’s time to eliminate “BS” calls? Think again.

Putting the Service Back in Fire Service: Think it’s time to eliminate “BS” calls? Think again.

By Chief Jeffrey D. Johnson, EFO, CFO, MIFireE

From the April 2010 issue of FireRescue magazine

Money is… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 14, 2010 at 4:00pm — 8 Comments

Fitness Standards: Doing nothing is more damaging than taking action

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST

Damage Control

When it comes to fitness standards, doing nothing is more damaging than taking action

By Jeff & Martha Ellis

Editor's Note: This article ran…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 12, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Deadly Winds:One year later, remembering the lessons learned from the Houston double LODD

Deadly Winds

One year later, remembering the lessons learned from the Houston double LODD

By FireRescue magazine staff

April 12 marks the one-year anniversary of a wind-driven house fire that killed two Houston firefighters, Captain James A. Harlow, Sr., and Firefighter Damion J. Hobbs.… Continue

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Canines to the Rescue! Part 1

Canines in the Fire & Rescue Services, Part 1

By Brett Martinez

Author’s Note: The following article is the first in a series of articles on canines in the fire and rescue services. Part 1 discusses the types of K-9 teams currently deployed in the field. Parts 2 and 3 will discuss where to employ K-9 teams within our industry, how the fire and rescue services can work better with K-9 teams to ensure future capabilities, how…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 12, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

NVFC Announces 2010 Award Winners

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) has named the recipients of its five national awards. Outstanding individuals and programs from across the country were nominated for the Lifetime Achievement Award, Fire Prevention Award, Junior Firefighter of the Year, and Junior Firefighter Program of the Year Award. The awards will be presented during a special banquet at the NVFC’s Spring Board Meeting on April 30 in Alexandria, Va.

Recipients of this year’s awards will receive a trip… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 9, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Perpetually Late? How being late negatively impacts your crew—and your career

Perpetually Late?

How being late negatively impacts your crew—and your career

By Scott Cook

The next time you stay up late because you’re out on the town, watching a movie or doing anything that simply forces you—in spite of your best efforts and good intentions—to be late for work in the morning, consider how your… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 9, 2010 at 8:00am — 4 Comments

Forsyth Firefighters Rescue Woman Trapped in Overturned Vehicle in Creek

By Tom Vines

Photos Courtesy Forsyth County News/Jim Dean

A March 2 response to a motor vehicle accident provided north Georgia firefighters with an unusual and challenging extrication situation.

At 1544 HRS, the first of a series of 911 calls to the Forsyth County 911 Center reported a vehicle down an embankment on State Highway 306, locally known as Keith Bridge Road, near Cumming,… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 8, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Chief Bruce Evans Receives the 2010 James O. Page EMS Achievement Award

Chief Bruce Evans Receives the 2010 James O. Page EMS Achievement Award from the IAFC EMS Section

The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Section announced today that it will name Bruce Evans, assistant chief of business and support services at the North Las Vegas Fire Department, as the 2010 recipient of the James O. Page EMS Achievement Award. The award… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 8, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Know Your Emergency Vehicle

Inside the Apparatus Industry

Know Your Emergency Vehicle: We can learn valuable lessons from the tragic death of a Boston fire lieutenant

By Bob Vaccaro

I’m sure most of you have been following the news related to the death of a Boston Fire Department lieutenant who was a passenger in a ladder truck that slammed into a building last year.

A long report put together by an outside consulting firm stated that the department had a poor maintenance… Continue

Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 7, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

NVFC, FDNY & Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Receive Paul Sarbanes Award

NVFC, FDNY and Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Receive Paul Sarbanes Award…

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Added by Fire Rescue Magazine on April 2, 2010 at 12:30pm — 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…