INSIDE ED HENRY 6 Basic elevator indentification TIM WOJCIK 11 Who checked the truck? CHIEF DAVID BARLOW 13 Concord High School Fire Academy TIM WOJCIK 16 EMS 2018 — a wake up call
FROM THE EDITOR
TODD SHOEBRIDGE 17 Know your people
By Sherry Brooks editing@carolinafirejournal.com
DAVID GREENE 20 Remembering One Meridian Plaza SHANNON ARLEDGE 24 Course to focus on WMD attack & response
TECHNOLOGY
DAVID HESSELMEYER 25 Quick drills: basic hose handling JOE ROBINSON 26 Fire ground scene lights DAVE ADAMS 28 What is cloud-computing?
DAVID PEASE 30 A thank you to those making a difference ROBERT BOYD 32 Train to failure to improve decision making
EDUCATION
DAVE MURPHY 34 Is your mind right? DAVID PEASE 35 Extrication: strategies in training KATHERINE E. McDONALD 37 Forest Service flies high AMAR PATEL 40 Consider innovation when educating DAVID PEASE 42 Rescue and recovery diving
FINANCING
BOB TWOMEY 43 Low angle rescues JOHN R. HILL 46 Don’t waste thousands of dollars BILL CARTER 48 The new deal on financing
HAZ MAT
JEFF BARNES 50 Volunteer fire and EMS facilities
Maybe you will plan on more training in your department. Ed Henry’s article in this issue is about elevator safety, something we might not train for that often, or even give a thought. He has many ideas on identifying the different types of elevators and safety tips.Tim Wojcik asks if you have checked your truck and tells you four ways your truck can save your life. David Green gives us lessons learned from One Meridian Plaza.This cluster of bad events gives valuable training lessons and reminds us that “many of the prevention, education and code enforcement activities not only protect the lives of our citizens, but also all of our lives.”And, as always, weight loss and fitness training is a resolution for many of us. We have some good ideas on fitness and training with articles beginning on page 60 to get you started. Along these lines, I want to thank our writers for all the valuable information they provide our readers each issue.They are a creative and talented group that are volunteers, work regular jobs, have families and still find time to research and send in articles that make us think and want to learn more. I want to also thank our advertisers for providing great services and resources to our readers. A special note: we are now on Facebook and Twitter. We’re also making changes to our Web site to bring more information more often to our readers. Don’t forget to log in and register for our great giveaway. Details on page 3. Let’s have a safe year!
GLENN CLAPP 52 Radiological incidents JASON KRUSEN 54 Understanding natural gas DAVID HESSELMEYER 56 Product review: Globe boots JIM STUMBO 58 The kitchen is the heart of the station
HEALTH AND FITNESS
What an end to 2010! The weather forecasters got it right the first time and then kept flip flopping on where the snow would be and how much we could expect. It was an exciting time for little kids and some grownups having a snowy Christmas, maybe for the first time, but all those on call for the holidays had an idea of what this snowy Christmas holiday would mean for them. I want to thank all those that had to leave their families, maybe during Christmas dinner, while opening presents with their loved ones to answer a call and hoping that it wasn’t something too serious. I saw many EMS and fire and rescue vehicles on the road Christmas day in the western part of North Carolina. It was treacherous driving conditions with cars skidding off unplowed interstates. I saw an SUV filled with young people flipped on the side of the road. No one was hurt (except the SUV), but rescue was there to help keep them safe and get them to a safe location. I was lucky; I was in a 4-wheel drive with my step dad driving.Yes, he’s had 67 years of experience on the road. It was a beautiful day for many, and a sad day for many more. I want you to know that you are appreciated for the sacrifices you have to make during these holiday seasons, especially in inclement weather. It’s a brand new year to make those promises again. I hope you will look around your department and make your list. We have many ideas in this issue to get you started.
MICHAEL MEDEIROS 60 Fitness and emergency responders DR. GONZALO FERNANDEZ 62 and DR. LANCE WALKER Getting the most from your NFPA MATT LYDEN 63 Sustaining your fitness goals INDUSTRY NEWS
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Publisher R.B. Knight rb@baxterknight.com General Manager Charles Sosnik charles.sosnik@carolinafirejournal.com Editor Sherry Brooks sherry@baxterknight.com Assistant Editor Gwen Shuford gwen.shuford@carolinafirejournal.com Graphic Designer Stacy Moore advertising@carolinafirejournal.com Advertising Department Bill Coleman, Janet Martin, Dick Murphy, Tracey Turner
FIRE MUSEUM 66 Exciting hands on fire museum in SC INCIDENT LOG
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MYRTLE BEACH 70 FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing NEW DELIVERIES
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INDEX
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Editorial Board Glenn Clapp Pres. NC Assoc. of HazMat Responders Ken Farmer Dir. N.C. Community College (retired) David Greene Chief, Colleton County Ed Henry Charleston Fire Department Stephen Marks, Jr. Guilford County Emergency Mgt. Dave Murphy UNCC-Instructor Ken Newell Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects David Pease R.E.D.S. Larry L. Pierson, Jr. Swannanoa FD Deputy Chief
Shannon Arledge David Barlow Bob Bartosz Ed Henry Jason Krusen Katherine E. McDonald Michael Medeiros Amar Patel
Tim Wojcik Lexington County
David Pease
Joe Woodall Fayetteville State
Jim Stumbo
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