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FireRescue1 Member News January 14, 2008 Volume 219 |
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Racial tensions shake up St. Louis |
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 Few brotherhoods are as strong as the one among firefighters, who depend on each other to stay alive. But racial tensions have divided the St. Louis Fire Department and spilled over to City Hall. In October, the city's white mayor, Francis Slay, demoted black Fire Chief Sherman George after a three-year dispute over the firefighter promotion exam. Since then, the FBI has investigated two incidents inside engine houses that were seen as possible hate crimes, one involving a stuffed monkey hung by the neck, the other a noose tied around a cracker box ... Full Story Related Articles:  Mo. fire chief pressured to make promotions St. Louis chief takes fight to court
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By Michael Lee, FireRescue1 Columnist |
| All firefighters know that a primary search is the "rapid" search of an area to find viable victims during an emergency scene. In order to ensure it's done well, you should consistently practice primary search skills as a team to learn the tactics that can be applied to both residential and commercial properties.
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By Jeffrey O. Stull, FireRescue1 Columnist — Sponsored by Globe |
| A new 2008 edition of NFPA 1999 became effective last month — and it has been heavily revised to address changes requested by end users and the industry. It was found that for clothing items, the earlier criteria in the 2003 edition simply did not define products consistent with end user expectations.
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