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• Speccing a new pumper: Where to begin – Part 2

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  Guidance for an apparatus committee charged with developing specifications for a new pumper

• PPE assessment: Size-up your call types to determine your gear needs

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  Tips for departments seeking alternatives to traditional gear

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  5 tips for keeping your sanity during the COVID-19 pandemic

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  The ability to adjust to challenges is an essential survival skill for frontline responders – here are some tips to help you grow and maintain mental resilience during trying times

• A firefighter’s guide to fireground search and rescue – Part 1

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  Detailing situational awareness, size-up and firefighter orientation during this vital operation

• Firefighter PPE: Designing for contamination control

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  Seeking a new design approach that focuses on preventing contamination in the first place, plus allowing for effective decon

• Purging Mr. Hyde: 3 ways to cultivate the good within our ranks

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  Using a ‘personal 360’ can help minimize the mistakes that compromise the public’s trust in the fire service

• Building a firefighter health and safety program: One department’s 3-pronged process

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  The Mesquite (Texas) Fire Department focused on turnout gear additions and cleaning, SCBA scrubbing and exhaust removal

• Speccing a new pumper: Where to begin – Part 1

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  Review NFPA 1901, define the pumper’s mission, calculate weight, consider pump types and CAFS, and more

• What do the NFPA 1582 physical fitness requirements say?

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  In order to perform their best, firefighters must adhere to NFPA 1582 standards

• 7 knots you need to learn for NFPA 1001 skill sheet

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  Video tutorials are a great way to learn the knots for NFPA 1001 skill set

• Survey results: COVID-19’s financial impact on the fire service

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  How fire departments are managing staffing, non-response services, purchasing and travel impacts, plus decisions related to grant funding

• How to protect your home from wildfire

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  Five steps fire departments can share with their communities to minimize wildfire risk

• NFPA: LODDs hit 43-year low in 2019

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  Last year was also the first year since 1977 with no multiple-fatality incidents, according to the NFPA's report released this week

• Fire department preparation for fireworks season

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  Firefighters should be familiar with fireworks-focused standards and state regulations

• Fire Prevention Week 2020 to focus on kitchen safety

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  The National Fire Protection Association reports that nearly half of all home fires involve cooking equipment

• Building construction basics: Key terms firefighters need to know

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  A firefighter’s guide to building loads, forces and hazards

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