Fire Rescue EMS Communications

David Greene | 04/29/2011

Having noticed that this issue will contain communication equipment, your author decided that it would be good to examine which types of incidents are dependent upon information and the means by which we exchange that information or what we commonly refer to as communications. Read More...

Relevant Tags: fire, information, communications, incidents, trailer owner, effective communication, communications information, hazardous materials, isolation perimeter, driven incidents

Bradley Dean | 07/25/2010

Sometimes the science and the street have trouble communicating. The Trendelenburg position was originally used to improve surgical exposure of the pelvic organs, credited to the German surgeon Friedrick Trendelenburg (1844-1924). During World War I, Walter Cannon, an American physiologist, made the Trendelenburg position popular as a treatment for shock. With the person being placed with their head down and feet elevated, he promoted it as a way to increase venous return to the heart, increase cardiac output and improve vital organ perfusion. Read More...

Relevant Tags: FIRE,trendelenburg, position, science, patient, trendelenburg position, trendelenburg myth, treatment shock, cardiac output

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. Read More...

Relevant Tags: FIRE,school, bus, incident, buses, school bus, school buses, school district, bus related, responding school, district manager, bus extrication

Tim Wojcik | 07/25/2010

In 2009, Executive Fire Officer Paul Melfi published the following statement, “Giving a firefighter a portable radio is an investment in saving lives. But you must also provide proper training, policies for radio operations, and equipment maintenance. Personnel must know all the intricacies of the portable radio in addition to being able to operate it, maintain it, and ensure that it is ready for use at all times.” While many departments do have a Radio Operations SOG (Standard Operating Guideline), many do not have an SOG that covers the use/assignment of radios by firefighters in the IDLH environment. So, what does the NFPA have to say abo... Read More...

Relevant Tags: FIRE,radio, radios, firefighter, idlh, firefighters, department, safety, idlh environment, portable radio, one radio, training policies, proper training

Lorraine Murphy | 10/18/2009

As firefighters battled flames inside the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001 they were faced with an even larger obstacle. Fire rescue personnel, lacking communications equipment compatible with that used by other responders at the scene, including members of the New York Police Department, were unable to receive warnings of the buildings’ inevitable collapse. Read More...

Relevant Tags: Communications,interoperability, equipment, responders, communications, fire, departments, rescue, fire rescue, communications equipment, rescue personnel, ems journal, interoperability key, dhs systems, rescue em

Chris Grant | 10/18/2009

(The following is part two of a two part series on your command plan.) Incident management The term “Incident Command System” has been used since the mid 1980s. In the 90s we termed it “Incident Management System.” No matter what you call the system you use, there are several functions that must be simultaneously completed. NFPA 1500, Incident Management, 8.1.8 Read More...

Relevant Tags: Communications,command, incident, training, management, rescue, system, fire rescue, command system, chris grant, fire ground, fire building, incident command