Health and Wellness
DAVID GREENE | 01/11/2010

We will spend this article examining an issue that no one likes to talk about on the fire ground. Rehabilitation or “rehab” used to be a place where exhausted firefighters who could not continue to function were sent.

Rehab continues to have negative connotations associated with its use. We may be disappointed to learn that our favorite movie star or celebrity has entered rehab in order to battle an unwanted addiction. Likewise, in the fire service, years ago, the incident commander sending you to rehab was synonymous with your mom sending you to your room.

Fire
Zane D. Poindexter | 04/26/2010

One of the most important components to a successful fire service response is a properly completed origin and cause fire investigation. We state this as fact for two important reasons: to recognize an intentionally set fire and to subsequently assist with placing those individuals responsible into the criminal justice system, and also to properly identify certain dangerous practices or faulty equipment that may spark accidental fires. Neither of these end results could be possible without proper scene preservation and other important functions conducted by the first responding crews.

Scene preservation

If proper scene preservation is not a priority, and there is little thought and direction as to how to proceed after the fire has been deemed “under control,” the case may suffer. Fire pattern analysis, evidence collection and a complete scene examination may become much harder, or even deemed impossible by the investigator, dependent upon each individual scene.

Fire
| 04/26/2010

Industry news for Spring 2010

By Michael Smith and Chad Guillot | 04/26/2010

(This is part three of a three part series on telemedicine.)

FIRE
Michael P. Dallessandro | 07/25/2010

Everyday during my ride to work I take note of all of the school buses on the roads today. After all, it is my job to know as much about them as I can. I am a firefighter and in my full time career I am a school district manager responsible for the safe operation of over 80 buses that travel nearly one million miles annually and transport just under 3000 children to and from school daily.

From the Editor
Sherry Brooks | 10/18/2009

In this edition, we feature expanded coverage in the area of Hazmat. It is such a vital area of the Fire Rescue EMS world, and we’re pleased to bring it to you.

We welcome Glen Clapp, president of the North Carolina Association of Hazardous Materials Responders (NCAHMR), and his expertise on all things hazmat. In this issue, Clapp covers the Annual Hazmat Competition, along with some amazing pictures from Michael Porowski. Read his feature article on the challenge of chlorine railcar enhanced fittings.

From the Editor
Sherry Brooks | 01/11/2010

How can it be 2010? Weren’t we just worrying about our computers crashing and stockpiling food when we entered the year 2000?

Rescue
Lenny Yox | 10/18/2009

During the past year, more people than ever before have been buying larger than normal quantities of ammunition and reloading components. There are many reasons for those purchases -- and I will not try to cover them in this article.

I will, however, try to bring out some of the additional dangers posed to us, the responders on a fire or other emergency.

Fire
BOB CARROLL | 04/26/2010

As a rookie firefighter in a suburb of Detroit, I was excited to get on a truck and “put the wet stuff on the red stuff.” I quickly realized that the job involved more ambulance work than the heroic adventures portrayed on the television that I watched so intently as a child.

EMS
Michael Arntz | 10/18/2009

Are electronic medical records necessary in the healthcare? How can electronic medical records be managed more effectively? This article will address those questions.

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have received a lot of attention recently from the healthcare community. Records are a very important part of the healthcare process and using computers wisely can only benefit the patient. If the proper information is gathered at registration this patient information will be reviewed by the healthcare provider. This information can be transferred to other providers or the hospital or other clinics if needed. This definitely saves time for both the patient and the front desk personnel and the healthcare provider.