Fire Archives

Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology and How it Works

Jay Kehoe June 29, 2005

Shockingly enough, Tasers are becoming the most humane working tool available to law-enforcement personnel and correctional officers who have no choice but to use force in dealing with aggressive and/or demented individuals who are threatening the peace

Ludwig Benner: The Father of Modern HAZMAT Thinking?

Rob Schnepp June 29, 2005

In the late 1960’s, far too many firefighters were dying in the line of duty when the fires were fighting involved hazardous materials. One man, Ludwig Benner, realized that changes were needed, both in the way firefighters were being trained and in the

Facilities Management in the Age of Terrorism

Neil C. Livingstone June 29, 2005

Large public gatherings – specifically including baseball and football games and other entertainment events – are both an invitation to terrorists and a major challenge to security officials. The first rule is to build security into the sports/entertainment

Asymmetric Warfare: Redefining Standard Terms

Ashley Moore June 14, 2005

Chaos and confusion reign not just on the battlefield but also, particularly in recent times, in policy pronouncements, position papers, and the public consciousness. Principal problem is a proliferation of acronyms meaning almost the same thing – but not

CERFPs: A New Resource for Emergency Response

Christopher M. Schnaubelt June 14, 2005

The National Guard creates new units to deal with mass disasters. After the first responders come the WMD-CST teams, and behind them, providing a second protective shield for the American people, come the twelve CEFRP units, stationed in FEMA regions thro

Michigan, New York, Washington, and Florida

Anthony Lanzillotti June 1, 2005

Michigan plays a perfect game before defending the Great Lakes; New York considers the purchase of an advanced helicopter for firefighting, rescue operations; the state of Washington conducts its first bioterrorism exercise; and Florida sets aside a speci

Workloads and Respiratory Rates: The Key Factors in Respiratory Protection

Rob Schnepp June 1, 2005

Breathing is not easy for anyone involved in the responses to and cleanup of hazardous materials. The task is much more difficult, though, when the equipment provided to first responders is less than adequate, and deficient in many other ways.

Coming Soon: A National EMS Administration?

Joseph Cahill June 1, 2005

Today’s EMS community is a full partner on the nation’s homeland-security first-responder team, but gets short shrift in funding, in representation at the White House and on Capitol Hill, and in media attention. One way to even out the playing field might be to establish a national office representing city,

Capt. John Delaney, Arlington County (VA) Fire Department

John F. Morton June 1, 2005

The leader of a cutting-edge team created to develop a new manual spelling out recommended fire-department responses to radiological incidents describes the team’s modus operandi, which put particular focus on the establishment of exposure limits.

Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, and Kansas

Anthony Lanzillotti May 18, 2005

Oklahoma continues to provide more resources for first responders and counterterrorism personnel; new partnerships in homeland security and emergency preparedness formed in Texas; Indiana agencies address suspicious activity and fraud; Kansas responders.

SNL and Merlin: A New Way to Look at Decontamination

Rob Schnepp May 4, 2005

The war against bioterrorism moves forward – at less than flank speed – from the water-based decon agents of the 1990s to faster and much more effective peroxide-based solutions that can be used to deactivate biological pathogens and TICs as well as the CW agents.

A Message From the Publisher

Martin D. Masiuk April 20, 2005

Two major homeland-security events – the CFSI dinner in Washington, D.C., and the FDIC conclave in Indianapolis – reinforce, in different ways, Chairman Cox’s goal of keeping a tighter rein on DHS management while also providing the funds needed to contin

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