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	IN THIS ISSUE
		3 components of safe overhaul
		2 professionalism pitfalls to avoid

Nov. 5, 2012

Featured News


Chicago Fire Capt. dies in apparent flashover	Video: FFs, medics save suicidal man	Video: Cop pulls gun on responding FF

Today's Top Stories:

NYC: Responders top priority for free fuel: Emergency vehicles and responders' personal vehicles will get first shot at free fuel

2 FFs killed in house fire, one only 16: Authorities want to know why he was given a dangerous task on his first call

Firefighter dies in warehouse blaze: Appears the Korean FF became lost in warehouse maze, ran out of air

City won't hire firefighters, to cross train public works employees instead

Firefighters rescue 4 squatters from abandoned warehouse fire

Jury convicts man for arson rampage

Video:'Thugs' ambush, attack firefighters

Firefighter charged with child sex abuse

Video: Firefighters rescue man impaled on fence

News Analysis

Beyond routine: Fighting fires during natural disasters
		By Chief Adam K. Thiel, FR1 Editorial Advisor Once again, the world saw American firefighters, EMS personnel and law enforcement officers place their lives on the line to save others. Despite the rhetoric of a hard-fought presidential campaign, our citizens were again reminded that their local first responders remain the first line of defense against all disasters, regardless of the cause. But at what price?
Related: Video: Firefighters face massive house fire during Sandy Video: Firefighters in chest-deep water fight house blaze

The Butcher's Bill

3 components of safe overhaul

By Tom LaBelle, FR1 Columnist

Although overhaul isn't the most glamorous part of what we do, it is critically important to the overall goal of saving property. It's also a function where many of us tend to start to get a little relaxed; this leads to increased risks of injury. Follow these rules

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Keep your guard up during overhaul

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Leading the Team

2 professionalism pitfalls company officers must avoid

By Linda Willing, FR1 Columnist

I recently read an article about a firefighter who filed a complaint for harassment. Incidents like these hurt more than just those directly involved. The question on my mind is what was the company officer doing when all this was going on? Two possibilities

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