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Firerescue Magazine
March 2009
March 2009 Issue highlights

Leadership Skills

Leading in Crisis

Mastering key skills can improve your leadership effectiveness in times of economic struggle or major incidents

By Jim Broman

Jeff Riechmann explains how your department can use cement trucks as another water transport option. All cement trucks have a 125-gallon water tank as well as a drum that can hold approximately 2 000 gallons of water.

By Jeff Riechmann

Rural Focus

By Staff

Leadership Skills

Leading in Crisis

Mastering key skills can improve your leadership effectiveness in times of economic struggle or major incidents

By Jim Broman

Haulin' Water

By Jeff Riechmann

Rural Focus

By Staff

Reaching New Territory

FCC event travels to Alaska for state's 50th anniversary

By Paul O. Davis

Survival of the Fittest

Free the Fat

Age has its drawbacks but it's no excuse: Losing weight will make you happier healthier and more effective firefighter.

By Jeff Ellis Martha Ellis

Orange Ribbon Report Provides a Roadmap for Integrating EMS

"The Orange Ribbon Report: Leading and Managing EMS in Volunteer and Combination Fire Departments" is a new resource form the IAFC intended to help volunteer and combination departments successfully integrate EMS.

By David Fulmer

Personal Accountability Report

Communicate with Directness & Sensitivity

Many fire officers put off tough conversations, afraid of the repurcussions. But as Mike Bryant explains, becoming skilled at communicating difficult messages is a necessity for any officer.

By Mike Bryant

From the Editor

Formal Automatic/Mutual Aid Agreements Are a Must

Although automatic/mutual aid agreements are commonplace, political differences continue to disrupt response in many areas of the country. FireRescue Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach argues that has to stop.

By Timothy E. Sendelbach

Gear Test

Gear Test: Swissphone RE629 Pager

Neil Sjostrom reviews the Swissphone RE629 pager noting that he likes the pager's compact size backlit LCD display impressive battery life user-friendly software and durable case.

By Neil Sjostrom

The Buffalo (N.Y.) Fire Department canvasses neighborhoods twice a year, marking vacant buildings with simple symbols. In this case, the symbols indicate to responders that the building is vacant with wall-related hazards. Photo courtesy Peter F. Kertzie

News

As Foreclosures Rise, Departments Should Review Vacant-Structure Policies

With the number of vacant structures on the rise departments must determine how to effectively handle vacant structure fires while limiting risk to their firefighters. One key: ensuring your department has (and follows) a vacant-structure policy.

By Jane Jerrard

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