Fire Engineering Exclusives
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Fire Service Marketing
If the fire service intends to change the way it is looked at by an increasingly critical public, firefighters need first to change how they look at themselves, Tim Hyden writes.
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Fireground Search: How Do you Know?
Firefighters should not abandon aggressive tactics to rescue potential victims, Jerry Knapp writes, but there are strategies that can be used to help minimize the risks they face.
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The 360: Bulkheads
Firefighters have been taught to do a 360-degree size-up of the structure during a working fire and look for secondary means of egress. Jason Hoevelmann notes that the same holds true for basements.
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Tactical Safety: Marginal Effort Equals Marginal Results
Tactical safety is achieved by putting forth maximum effort and by having highly tuned-in firefighters and commanders who deploy their troops with purpose on the fireground, Ray McCormack writes.
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The Love of the...Stress?
Art "Chief Reason" Goodrich comments on stress and why firefighters do what they do.
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The Ray Downey Medal Selection Process
Ron Kanterman discusses the difficult job of choosing which nominee deserves the Ray Downey Courage & Valor Award, which is handed out annually at FDIC.
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