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Have a Plan for the Tactical - 07/02/2008 Considerations in Purchasing Rehab Equipment for Emergency Personnel - 06/30/2008 Making the Public Pay for Their Actions - 06/30/2008 Every Dollar Counts: Insurance Company Grants - 06/30/2008 Getting Safely to the Scene - 06/23/2008 Lead by Example in Vehicle Safety - 06/23/2008 How NFPA 1500 Applies to Firefighter PPE - 06/19/2008 Reflections on 9 Firefighters - 06/17/2008 The Legacy We Leave - 06/17/2008 The Heart of the Matter - 06/16/2008 Fire Act Grants: Failure to Plan is a Plan for Failure - 06/11/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 7 - 06/11/2008 Near Misses Highlight Poor Communication - 06/09/2008 Giving Effective Feedback to Your Crew - 06/09/2008 Staying Safe on Roadways - 06/04/2008 Fireground Accountability – A 'System' to Keep Firefighters Safe - 06/04/2008 Considerations for Lightweight Construction Fires - 06/02/2008 'B-Shifter' Offers Nuggets of Knowledge - 05/27/2008 Ventilation Basics by Structure Type - 05/27/2008 Sweat the Small Stuff - 05/22/2008 Firefighter Safety During Extreme Hot Weather – Part 2 - 05/22/2008 16 Ways to Stay Safe - 05/21/2008 Ensuring Success in SAFER Grant Applications - 05/21/2008 Alternative Fuel Hazards for Firefighters, Safety Officers - 05/20/2008 Safety, Responsibility and Trust - 05/19/2008 No Laughing Matter - 05/19/2008 Dangers of Overweight Vehicles – Part 2 - 05/14/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 6 - 05/14/2008 Immune Response: Friend and Foe - 05/12/2008 The Electronic Firefighter - 05/12/2008 Orient, Observe, Decide, Act - 05/07/2008 Scene Control at Motor Vehicle Accidents - 05/07/2008 Thermal Burns Patients: Initial Assessments and Management Tips - 05/05/2008 The Nuts and Bolts of CEDAP - 05/05/2008 Save Lives or Take Lives: It's Your Choice - 04/30/2008 'Risk Analysis' on the Fireground - 04/30/2008 Two Nations Divided by a Common Language - 04/28/2008 'No Problems Here' - 04/23/2008 What'cha Gonna Do When They Come For You? - 04/22/2008 Everyone Has a Role to Play in Firefighter Safety - 04/22/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 5 - 04/21/2008 New Approaches for Firefighter Protection – CBRN Protection Update - 04/21/2008 Fire Rehabilitation: Who is Taking Your Pulse? - 04/16/2008 Holding the Public Accountable – What a Novel Thought! - 04/16/2008 Building a Resistance Against MRSA - 04/14/2008 The Basics of Ventilation - 04/09/2008 The Dollars Are in the Details - 04/07/2008 Scenario Questions in Promotional Interviews - 04/07/2008 Your Role in Resolving Crew Conflict – Part 2 - 04/02/2008 Where Did You Come From? - 04/01/2008 'STEP' into Better Horizontal Communications - 03/31/2008 Why is Operations the 'Forgotten' Part of Firefighting? - 03/26/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 4 - 03/26/2008 Take the Initiative in Promoting Firefighter Safety - 03/24/2008 Response to CO Alarms: Time For Another Detector? - 03/24/2008 Firefighter Safety During Extreme Hot Weather – Part 1 - 03/19/2008 Catastrophic Trust Failure - 03/18/2008 Choosing Where to Clean Turnout Clothing Part 2: Independent Service Providers - 03/17/2008 Multiple Hazards of Vehicle Fires - 03/12/2008 Old Age Ain't for Sissies - 03/10/2008 Your Role in Resolving Crew Conflict – Part 1 - 03/05/2008 Evaluating and Treating Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - 03/03/2008 Fireground Chatter vs. Clear Communication – Part 1 - 02/25/2008 Make a Stand Against Proposed Budget Cuts - 02/22/2008 Find Solutions With Member Exchange Programs - 02/22/2008 Choosing Where to Clean Turnout Clothing Part 1: In-House Facilities - 02/21/2008 Communicating Safety Beyond Conversation - 02/21/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 3 - 02/20/2008 Back to Basics: 10 Essentials of Emergency Response Driving - 02/20/2008 The 'Strategic Triad' of Firefighting - 02/13/2008 Reducing Firefighter Fatalities: The Silent Solution - 02/13/2008 Minimizing Risks in Ice Rescues - 02/11/2008 Accidental Hypothermia - 02/06/2008 Tell and Sell Your Story: How a Well-Planned Narrative Can Give You the Edge - 02/01/2008 Dealing With the Problem Employee - 01/30/2008 Conducting the Primary Search - 01/28/2008 Fire Rehabilitation: Fitness Matters - 01/24/2008 On the Road to Fitness: Dietary Suggestions - 01/23/2008 Social Gatherings Hold Departments Together - 01/21/2008 Making LODDs Not Just Another Number - 01/17/2008 The Rules of Disengagement - 01/16/2008 The Rights of the Firefighter - 01/16/2008 New Revised Requirements for Emergency Medical Protective Clothing - 01/14/2008 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning for Firefighters - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/11/2008 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/11/2008 Non-invasive Respiratory Gas Monitoring - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/11/2008 Oximetry for EMTs and First Responders - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/10/2008 Successful Rapid Primary Searches and Victim Location - 01/09/2008 Food for Thought at the Firehouse Kitchen - 01/07/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 2 - 01/07/2008 Game Day Assessment Center Preparation - 01/04/2008 Eight Things to Do for Your Crew in 2008 - 01/02/2008 Spine Sense - 01/02/2008 '2008 – The Year Without a Firefighter Fatality!' - 12/28/2007 Take the Lead in 2008 - 12/28/2007 Watch Out in '08: You Could be Being Watched - 12/28/2007 Apparatus Advances in 2007 - 12/28/2007 Keep Moving Forward in '08 - 12/28/2007 The Un-Hero - 12/28/2007 2007: Our Neighbors Caught Bird Flu and All We Got Was MRSA - 12/27/2007 Risk Assessments: Avoid the Rock at the Bottom of the Hill - 12/26/2007 Understanding Chemical Contamination in Turnout Clothing - 12/21/2007 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 1 - 12/19/2007 How to Overhaul Bylaws - 12/19/2007 Stress Safety in the Holiday Season - 12/17/2007 Don't Underestimate the Roof Position - 12/12/2007 Challenges at Christmas - 12/12/2007 Train Like Your Life Depends on It - 12/10/2007 Making Rehab a Requirement: NFPA 1584 - 12/10/2007 The Company Officer as a Coach - 12/05/2007 Stepping Up Your Fitness Levels - 12/03/2007 Rules and Regulations: Turnout Maintenance Guidelines from the NFPA - 11/29/2007 New Designation for EMS Chief Officers: An Inside View - 11/28/2007 Staying Safe at Structural Collapse Operations - 11/28/2007 Winter Incident Rehab and Response - 11/26/2007 Measure Twice, Cut Once - 11/26/2007 Being a Professional Volunteer Officer - 11/20/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 4 - 11/20/2007 Can You Pass the FireRehab Winter Test? - 11/19/2007 Working Your Way Through Information Overload - 11/19/2007 Protecting the Exposures - 11/14/2007 Safety Support for Firefighters - 11/12/2007 Keep it Neat - 11/12/2007 Tragedy Highlights Need for Back to Basics Approach - 11/07/2007 Dangers of Overweight Vehicles – Part 1 - 11/07/2007 Cold Climate Challenges - 11/05/2007 Clear the Path For Your Firefighters - 10/31/2007 Over-Pressured: Hypertension on the Rise - 10/29/2007 Electing Volunteer Fire Officers - 10/25/2007 Calif. wildfires: How you can help - 10/24/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 3 - 10/24/2007 The ICE Age Cometh - 10/24/2007 Contamination: Don't Pass It On - 10/22/2007 Government Resources for Firefighter PPE – Part 2 - 10/18/2007 The Brake that Jake Built - 10/17/2007 F.A.I.L.U.R.E.s of Technical Rescues - 10/15/2007 Ignorance, Apathy and Safety - 10/15/2007 Common Goals, Different Circumstances - 10/12/2007 The Miracle Oral Board Tool - 10/10/2007 Stroke Smart - 10/10/2007 Firefighting in the UK - 10/03/2007 The Safest Fire - 10/03/2007 Basic Strategies to Help Manage a MCI – Part 2 - 10/01/2007 Utilizing the Search Rope – Part 2 - 10/01/2007 HAZMAT Response Video Supplement: Terrorism - 09/30/2007

HAZMAT Video Supplement: Toxicology - 09/30/2007

HAZMAT Response Video Supplement: Personal Protective Equipment - 09/30/2007

HAZMAT Response Video Supplement: Incident Command - 09/30/2007

HAZMAT Response Video Supplement: Decontamination - 09/30/2007

HAZMAT Response Video Supplement: Confinement - 09/30/2007

HAZMAT Response Video Supplement: Chemical, Radiation Hazard, and Pesticide Recognition - 09/30/2007

HAZMAT Response Discussion and Questions: Toxicology - 09/30/2007 HAZMAT Response Discussion and Questions: Terrorism - 09/30/2007 HAZMAT Response Discussion and Questions: Personal Protective Equipment - 09/30/2007 HAZMAT Response Discussion and Questions: Incident Command - 09/30/2007 HAZMAT Response Discussion and Questions: Decontamination - 09/30/2007 HAZMAT Response Discussion and Questions: Confinement - 09/30/2007 HAZMAT Response Discussion and Questions: Chemical, Radiation Hazard, and Pesticide Recognition - 09/30/2007 HAZMAT Response: Answers to section questions - 09/30/2007 First Steps to Fitness - 09/26/2007 Taking the Heat out of Summer '08 - 09/26/2007 Are Drivers-Only an Option? - 09/24/2007 Building Up the Rehab Community - 09/24/2007 Understanding What Motivates Our Firefighters - 09/19/2007 Putting Success into SOPs - 09/18/2007 Remember R.E.P.O.R.T. in Technical Rescue Operations - 09/17/2007 A Tale of Two Lists - 09/14/2007 Government Resources for Firefighter PPE – Part 1 - 09/12/2007 Lighting the Way - 09/10/2007 'PRE' Trauma Life Support - 09/10/2007 How to Approach Garden Apartment Fires - 09/10/2007 Making Things Safer - 09/07/2007 Utilizing the Search Rope – Part 1 - 09/05/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 2 - 09/05/2007 Daily Briefings Build Trust in Teams - 08/29/2007 In These Changing Times - 08/23/2007 Fundraising: Work Smarter, Not Harder - 08/21/2007 How to Influence People - 08/21/2007 Building collapse dangers - 08/20/2007 Heart Health: Workouts at work - 08/15/2007 Criminalizing Medical Errors - 08/13/2007 It's All About Presentation - 08/13/2007 Rescue is a Thinking Person's Game - 08/08/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 1 - 08/08/2007 Where's the Pump Panel? - 08/06/2007 When Risks Outweigh the Benefits - 08/01/2007 Constructive Conflict - 07/30/2007 Basic Strategies to Help Manage a MCI – Part 1 - 07/25/2007 Understanding and Selecting Firefighter Gloves - 07/19/2007 Meeting Basics - 07/18/2007 The Birds and Bees of Firefighter Safety - 07/16/2007 Be Alert to Basement Fire Hazards - 07/11/2007 Beta Block Benefit - 07/10/2007 Big Brother Not Always Right - 07/09/2007 Setting Up Rehab Sectors: It's Easy and it Works! - 07/09/2007 It's What's Up Front that Counts - 07/03/2007 To Mist or Not to Mist: That is the Question - 07/02/2007 Reading Emergency Medical Services Literature - 07/02/2007 Ventilation Oddballs - 06/27/2007 Speaking the Same Language - 06/25/2007 Hydroplaning Hazard - 06/25/2007 Responsibility Needed to Balance Requirements - 06/20/2007 Remember fallen S.C. firefighters - 06/19/2007 Make a Difference in Safety Stand Down - 06/18/2007 What We Don't Know Is Hurting Us - 06/18/2007 Indoor Natural Gas Leaks Present Deadly Dangers - 06/11/2007 Safety Starts With Dispatch - 06/11/2007 What's killing firefighters — and what to do about it - 06/06/2007 Understanding PPE Certified to NFPA Standards - 06/06/2007 CPR: Hard, Fast and Don't Stop - 06/04/2007 Remember Apparatus in Safety Stand Down - 06/04/2007 Test Drive the Promotional Candidates - 06/01/2007 Firefighter Rehabilitation: More Harm than Good? - 05/30/2007 Back to Basics: Forcible Entry - 05/30/2007 Factoring in Environmental Conditions for Rehab - 05/23/2007 Action Needed to Achieve Results - 05/23/2007 Job Protection Act Highlights Need for Proactive Role - 05/21/2007 Everyone Buckled Up? - 05/15/2007 Clearer Communication - 05/14/2007 Find Footwear that Fits the Job - 05/09/2007 Getting Funded: It's All About Risk - 05/07/2007 What is the Best Rehab Drink? - 05/02/2007 Our Own Worst Enemy - 04/30/2007 Innovative apparatus on display at FDIC - 04/26/2007 Rescuing Trapped Firefighters - 04/25/2007 We Can't Save Anyone If We Become Victims - 04/23/2007 Drinking Traditions Must Be Changed - 04/18/2007 One of Many Hats - 04/16/2007 Action Needed Over Hometown Heroes Act - 04/16/2007 Dead Wrong - 04/11/2007 New Options for CBRN Protection – Part 2 - 04/11/2007 Stories Get Badges - 04/09/2007 Change for the Better - 04/09/2007 Follow the Rules for AFG Success - 04/04/2007 Locating a Missing Firefighter - 04/02/2007 Curve Caution - 03/28/2007 PASS Shambles Shows Need for Analysis - 03/26/2007 Under the Microscope - 03/21/2007 Factoring in Time and Temperature for Rehab - 03/20/2007 Moving From Firefighter to Company Officer - 03/19/2007 'Just Click it Together' - 03/14/2007 New Options for CBRN Protection – Part 1 - 03/12/2007 What About Mental and Emotional Rehab? Part 2 - 03/07/2007 What Do I Build With? - 03/05/2007 Becoming a Fire Chief - 02/28/2007 Tackling Automobile Fires - 02/26/2007 Finding Positive Solutions - 02/23/2007 Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Solutions - 02/21/2007 Recognizing Risk Factors Can Reduce Fatalities - 02/14/2007 Preparation is the Key - 02/12/2007 Protection against Biological Threats - 02/07/2007 Security Needed to Deter Thieves - 02/05/2007 MySpace. My Business. - 01/31/2007 Mask Procedures That Could Save Your Life - 01/31/2007 What's Going On Out There? - 01/29/2007 It’s the Weather - 01/24/2007 Reducing Firefighter Fatalities - 01/22/2007 Serious About Rehab in 2007 - 01/19/2007 Pulse CO-oximeter Utilization in the Emergency Scene Rehab Area - 01/17/2007 Ambulance Firefighting - 01/17/2007 Balancing Requirements - 01/15/2007 Selection of Firefighter Protective Ensemble Elements, Part 2 - 01/15/2007 Dear Chief ... - 01/10/2007 What About Mental and Emotional Rehab? Part 1 - 01/10/2007 Seagrave – 125 Years and Still Going Strong - 01/08/2007 The Root to Improving Safety - 01/08/2007 The Degrees of Separation - 01/03/2007 Vehicle Safety Still a Big Issue in '06 - 12/27/2006 What Got You Started? - 12/27/2006 2006 Apparatus Roundup: A Banner Year for Safety, Innovation - 12/27/2006 Company Officers Have Met the Challenge in '06 - 12/27/2006 Learning from '06, Improving in '07 - 12/27/2006 PPE 2006: New NFPA Standards Lead the Way - 12/27/2006 Selection of Firefighter Protective Ensembles, Part 1 - 12/20/2006 New Year’s Resolutions for the Professional Volunteer Department - 12/18/2006 How Will You Vote? - 12/13/2006 Stopping Distances, Part 2 - 12/11/2006 Getting Ready for ‘07 - 12/11/2006 Hiring the New Chief - 12/06/2006 "Dear John"; Rejected Again - 12/06/2006 Understanding Key Turnout Gear Tests - 11/30/2006 The Turnover, Part 2 - 11/29/2006 The Turnover - 11/27/2006 When are Volunteers Volunteers? - 11/22/2006 Firefighter Prehab: What To Do Before the Big One - 11/20/2006 Pierce Leads the Way Again - 11/17/2006 Questions for the Chiefs, Part 2 - 11/15/2006 Questions for the Chiefs - 11/08/2006 Common Sense on Dirty Bombs - 11/01/2006 Execute the Fundamentals of Hoseline Operation with Speed and Accuracy - 10/30/2006 All Politics Is Local - 10/25/2006 Shift Your Focus - 10/18/2006 Required Reading - 10/11/2006 Stopping Distances, Part 1 - 10/09/2006 The Forgotten PPE, Part 3 - 10/04/2006 Command Presence - 10/04/2006 Volunteering and Innate Needs - 10/02/2006 The Forgotten PPE, Part 2 - 09/27/2006 The Forgotten PPE, Part 1 - 09/20/2006 Emergency Fire Ground Transmissions - 09/18/2006 The Quote of the Year - 09/13/2006 Command Presence: Presentation is Everything - 09/11/2006 Protecting Against Blood and Body Fluids - 09/06/2006 Pride Can Kill - 09/06/2006 Command From Rehab Sector: We Are In-Service - 08/30/2006 If You Haven’t Heard... - 08/30/2006 Ease of Operations - 08/30/2006 Serving Our Customers - 08/28/2006 Painful Miscommunication - 08/23/2006 'We're with the Fire Department...' - 08/16/2006 Heat Stress - 08/09/2006 The Versatility of Technical Rescue Gear: Changes on the Horizon for NFPA 1951 - 08/07/2006 Landing Zone SOGs - 08/02/2006 High-Rise and Extreme High-Rise Fires, Part 2 - 07/31/2006 Who’s in Charge Here? - 07/26/2006 Let's share, learn from our near miss experiences - 07/24/2006 Death by PowerPoint - 07/19/2006 Contamination and Decontamination of Bunker Gear - 07/17/2006 Contaminants & Lice - 07/12/2006 Tradition class: Instilling the right attitudes and abilities - 07/07/2006 Driving with ABS: STOMP, STAY and STEER! - 07/07/2006 Don’t Let Them Go - 06/28/2006 Tardiness — the next best thing to being there - 06/21/2006 Beat the Heat - 06/14/2006 What to do with PPE when there's an accident - 06/12/2006 Choose Your Safety Officer Wisely - 06/07/2006 I Can’t Decide ... - 06/02/2006 Roll Out the Rigs - 06/01/2006 Balancing Bylaws... - 06/01/2006 High-Rise & Extreme High-Rise Fires - 05/31/2006 IGM Budgeting - 05/24/2006 Attitudes Are Contagious - 05/17/2006 Resolve to Keep Learning - 05/15/2006 Attitudes Incompatible with Life - 05/10/2006 Pull to the Right - 05/08/2006 Verify Understanding ... and Stop Doing Dumb Stuff - 05/03/2006 Size-Up of One- and Two-Family Dwellings - 05/03/2006 Burning kinetic energy key to safe driving - 05/01/2006 Coping with Change: Who Moved My Cheese? - 05/01/2006 Buy Something You Can Use - 04/26/2006 Becoming an officer offers challenges, rewards - 04/24/2006 SCBA SOGs - 04/19/2006 Will We Ever Learn? - 04/17/2006 Lessons Learned for Fire Rescue: Part 2 of 2 - 04/12/2006 Don’t Forget the Family - 04/07/2006 Lessons Learned for Fire Rescue: Part 1 of 2 - 04/05/2006 Power and Control, Part 2 - 04/02/2006 Power and Control - 04/01/2006 Example SOPs - 03/31/2006 The Proper Care and Maintenance of Turnout Clothing - 03/29/2006 The Pre-Trip Inspection - 03/27/2006 Developing SOPs & SOGs - 03/22/2006 Ventilation Basics - 03/20/2006 Hey! That’s My War Story You’re Telling! - 03/15/2006 The Time Squeeze: Work Smarter, Not Harder - 03/13/2006 Keep in Touch - 03/08/2006 Knowing the Playbook - 03/06/2006 It Could Be Worse - 03/01/2006 Quick Drills: Makin' Bubbles - 03/01/2006 You Don't Have to Ride a Ladder Truck to be a Truckie - 02/27/2006 Driving fire trucks can be just as dangerous as a loaded gun - 02/22/2006 Look Before You Buy - 02/22/2006 Allow Me to Introduce Myself - 02/21/2006 Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way! - 02/15/2006 Real World Diversity - 02/15/2006 Online Vehicle Safety Program - 02/13/2006 Check Your Insurance ... - 02/08/2006 Part II - The Upcoming New Look of Bunker Gear - 02/06/2006 The Anti-Radiation Pill - 02/02/2006 Making it Through the Day - 02/01/2006 Part I: The Upcoming New Look of Bunker Gear - 01/30/2006 Protection from Every Angle - 01/26/2006 Your Right to Privacy - 01/25/2006 Which Supply Line? - 01/18/2006 Hose Diameter Decisions - 01/11/2006 What's In a Size-Up? - 01/04/2006 Keep Your Shears Handy - 01/04/2006 PASS Familiarity - 12/28/2005 Turn Off Your Grump - 12/21/2005 Don't Let It Be the First Time - Vehicles - 12/14/2005 Don't Let It Be the First Time - 12/07/2005 An Important Step Toward Hose Safety - 12/02/2005 Tragedies Can Happen Anywhere - 11/30/2005 A Week to Give Thanks - 11/22/2005 On Average, Every Other Day... - 11/16/2005 Premature obituary - 11/14/2005 Stans & Tims, Part 2 - 11/09/2005 Stans & Tims - 11/02/2005 Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices - 10/26/2005 PASS Awareness - 10/19/2005 Cool Vests - 10/12/2005 Reminder Training - 10/05/2005 The Importance of Being Accountable - 09/29/2005 Wear Traffic Safety Vests to Ensure Drivers See You on Scene - 08/10/2005 Dive Right - 08/01/2005 Cruisin for Solutions Recap - 06/01/2005 Cruisin for Solutions Recap 2005 - 06/01/2005 HTML-Based Preplans - 01/01/2005 Preventing Another Line-of-Duty Death - 12/01/2002