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FireRescue1 Member News May 14, 2008 Volume 255 |
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 Charleston fire chief quits |
Fla. firefighters aim to contain wildfires
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Longtime Charleston Fire Chief Rusty Thomas has announced he'll resign, a decision coming nearly a year after a furniture store blaze killed nine of his men.
In a letter to the mayor, Thomas says he's retiring at the end of June to help the city continue to heal. Thomas, who has served as chief since 1992, was criticized after last year's Sofa Super Store fire and his department has been taken to task for outdated equipment and procedures ... Full Story Related Resource:  Chief Rusty Thomas's Letter of Resignation (pdf)
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| Dangers of Overweight Vehicles – Part 2 | |
| By Chris Daly, FireRescue1 columnist | |
Overweight vehicles not only increase the potential for brake fade, they may also lead to a tire blowout. A review of NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Reports provides several tragic examples of fatal crashes that were the direct result of a tire blowout. While tires play one of the most important roles in the safe operation of a vehicle, they are often the most neglected part of it. Full Column |
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| Read Dangers of Overweight Vehicles — Part 1 |
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| Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 6 |
| By David Jaslow, FireRescue1 Columnist — Sponsored by FireRehab.com |
 Traditional vital signs can be measured with minimal technology: pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature. Non-traditional vital signs are physiologic values, which must be obtained through technological means. I believe that this information is so important that it deserves to be classified as a vital sign, although others may disagree. Full Column |
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Read Fireground Medical Screening Exam — Part 5 |
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Press Release: PDSI Announces "Auctions," a New Product Module for TeleStaff [PDSI] Senate: Let first responders unionize [Washington] Social club at Pa. fire company raided, 17 volunteers resign [Colwyn, Pa.] 911 tape brings Ill. building fire settlement to $50M [Chicago] Related Article: Victims' payout for Ill. fire hits $100MFirefighter settles with Calif. town, is reinstated to post [Ventura, Calif.] |
We are so quick to blame the firefighters, but my experience has shown that many, many times the brakes are out of adjustment and not capable of properly slowing the vehicle down. When was the last time you checked the brake adjustment on your air brakes? Or better yet, when was the last time you trained your firefighters on how to drive an air brake unit? 
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Press Release: UK MOD Places Million Pound Order for Argus Thermal Imaging Cameras [Argus] Being seen on the scene: The science behind turnout trim [St. Paul, Minn.] Firefighters lost in '41 Mass. blaze memorialized [Brockton, Mass.] Tenn. fire chief plans department improvements [Dayton, Tenn.] FEMA, EPA visit Okla., storms stir up hazmat issue [Picher, Okla.] Related Article: Firefighters, survivors view deadly storms' ruin
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