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April 2009

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On the Cover

Two firefighters from Los Angeles Fire Department Station 75 remove one of two children from a dwelling fire in the Granada Hills section of the city. Firefighters from Stations 18, 87 and 91 assisted. The fire occurred on Oct. 10, 2008.

Dedication

This month's Firehouse is dedicated to Engineer William Gary Parsons, 58, of the Millers Creek, NC, Fire Department; and Firefighter-EMT Mark Bradley Davis, 25, of the Cape Vincent, NY, Volunteer Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, January 2009; and to Chief Dean Walter Mathison, 63, of Clayton-Winchester Fire Department in Larsen, WI; and Firefighter Jeffrey Isbell, 33, of the Enterprise, AL, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, February 2009.

Fire Department Operations

The "Anatomy & Physiology" of the Structural Fireground - Part 1

Mark Emery explains why a competent fire officer must understand building construction.
The Apparatus Architect Part 40 - Program Fire Apparatus Designs

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur outline economic factors that may lead fire departments to consider acquiring program fire apparatus.
Mega-Buildings: High Rise Rack Storage Warehouses

Fire Service Leadership

Incident Scene Decision-Making - Pt.3

Higher Education for the Fire Service

Money and Its Impact On Fire Service Training Operations

An important part of every fire officer's responsibilities involves teaching and training people to do their jobs properly. This is a difficult and challenging job, but one that ultimately is rewarding. Success requires an intimate familiarity with the communications skills you need to get your points across to the students. However, nothing is ever as easy as it seems.

Emergency Communications

Advancing Public Safety GIS Locally and Nationally

Charles Werner outlines the use of geographic information systems in emergency responses.
Fire and EMS Adapt To Additional Uses of the Internet
The Truth Behind Temperature Sensing - Part 1

Fireground Safety

Fireground Safety, Cover Story

Cardiovascular Disease in Firefi ghters: Defining the Problem

This new column is intended to give readers the most current information regarding medical studies and standards in a coherent and relevant manner as it applies to the fire service. The hope is that this information can be used to help keep firefighters safe and healthy and to return us all home. The first topic is a series of columns discussing in depth the number-one cause of deaths in firefighters: heart disease.