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Balancing Bylaws...
Every department needs to have a document with the rules governing the department, and no matter whether you call it bylaws or a constitution, the principles are the same.
Cruisin for Solutions Recap
As I sit here in the cold, rainy, unpredictable weather of Connecticut, I cannot help but look forward to the next ‘Cruisin for Solutions’… We had a great week of fun and sun, oh yeah, and we learned quite a bit from each other.
Putting Success into SOPs
Md. medevac crash raises question about trauma procedures
Helicopter was summoned because one of the "mechanisms" of the accident suggested a probability of serious injury of more than 20%
Season Of Change Befalls Fire Service
One of the 2008 presidential candidates has a slogan of "change," and that's exactly what's happening with the fire service. We are all about to see major changes in our standard operating procedures, our apparatus and in general the way we do business.
NIMS Can Create Accountability Problems on Scene
You go to a fire in a garden apartment. You have fire showing from the terrace level with extension to the floor above. The chief tells you, "Engine One, you are the Division One Supervisor. You have Engine Two and Truck One in the division with you." You acknowledge the transmission and then get to work stretching a line. What did you just say yes to?
Scene lighting glare a possible factor in Ark. LODD
The firefighter fell from a bridge after losing balance; the NIOSH fatality report makes scene lighting recommendations
Uncoordinated ventilation cited in Ill. floor collapse LODD
Pa. chief: Cuts put firefighters, residents at risk
Layoffs of 16 firefighters and seven paramedics could triple EMS response times; overburdened firefighters face greater risk at fires
Report stresses use of SCBA after W. Va. mobile home LODDs
Two firefighters were not wearing face pieces at the time of their deaths in a mobile home fire; SCBA did not have PASS devices
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