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Firerescue Magazine
January 2009
January 2009 Issue highlights

Finding Meaning in the Research

FireRescue Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach weighs in on how firefighters and officers should apply the results of an IFSI study on how PPE affects walking and balance.

By Timothy E. Sendelbach

Leadership Skills

Using ICS for Project Management

The Incident Command System isn't just for the fireground. In this article, Chief Jim Broman shows how the same structure that keeps us organized during incidents can work for project management, too.

By Jim Broman

Near-Miss Reports

Freelancers Create Danger on the Fireground

During interior attack ops on a residential structure fire two freelancers--one a former firefighter--began their own interior attack forcing the fire back on the entry team.

By John B. Tippett Jr.

Responding to an unknown substance suspected of being a biothreat agent creates significant challenges for first responders, including decisions about evacuation, quarantine and decontamination. Photo Gert Zoutendijk

Finding Meaning in the Research

FireRescue Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach weighs in on how firefighters and officers should apply the results of an IFSI study on how PPE affects walking and balance.

By Timothy E. Sendelbach

Leadership Skills

Using ICS for Project Management

By Jim Broman

Near-Miss Reports

Freelancers Create Danger on the Fireground

During interior attack ops on a residential structure fire two freelancers--one a former firefighter--began their own interior attack forcing the fire back on the entry team.

By John B. Tippett Jr.

Safety

Be Prepared for Cold-Weather Firefighting

Cold is a relative concept, but wherever you are you know extreme cold when you feel it. Without preparation and planning extreme cold can make a routine fire turn ugly.

By J. Gordon Routley

Wildland/Urban Interface (WUI)

Red Lodge, Mont., WUI Fire Tests Community Preparedness

Chief Tom Kuntz shares some lessons learned from a large WUI fire in his area, stressing that communities have a long way to go before they can deliver "90 engines in 90 minutes."

By Tom Kuntz

This large WUI fire struck Red Lodge, Mont., in 2008, testing the community and department's preparedness. Courtesy Red Lodge Fire Department

Living on the Edge

Attending the 2009 WUI conference helps departments prepare for the growing interface problem.

By Staff

Company Officer Development

Company Officers Must Find Opportunities to Let Future Leaders Shine

Company officers are often developing as leaders themselves, but as they do so, they must also be looking to develop the next generation of leaders. Ray Gayk explains how paying attention to even the small, casual opportunities to let others shine can play a crucial role in their development.

By Ray Gayk

Rescue Training

Handling Stalled Passenger Elevators

Sam Clark describes basic elevator rescues, including size-up tools needed, initial actions and rescue options, as well as how to train for these incidents.

By Samuel W. Clark

This bag contains a 100' rope with a small clip attached. The other end of the rope is run through the bottom of the bag with a knot tied in it to keep from leaving the bag. Photo Homer Robertson

Quick Drills

Mastering the Vertical Raise

A rope bag is a quick and effective tool for moving equipment and hoseline up vertical distances when other methods, such as climbing stairs, can waste valuable time and energy.

By Homer Robertson

Fire Prevention

In Prevention, Tight Budgets Demand Accountability & Creativity

As the economy shrinks you must justify every cost and in many cases will need to charge for prevention services. Doing so may save your prevention program.

By Jim Crawford

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