Page 3 - UFRA Straight Tip Spring 2021 - Volume 22 Issue 2

CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
2 MESSAGE FROM UFRA Where’s the CTC?
4 STATE FIRE MARSHAL Legislation to Watch
5 BATTALION CHIEF Chain of Command
6 BACK TO BASICS Risk-based Response for Unknown Materials
8 LEADERSHIP
The Socially Distanced Chief
10 VOLUNTEER CHIEF’S CORNER
What Happens after the Fire Is Out?
13 WILDLAND
2020 Utah Wildfire Season Summary
ON THE COVER:
Students Justin Reimers (front), Patrick Rus- sell (middle left), and Craig Orum (back) participating in a practical training for Swift Water Rescue School sponsored
by Salt Lake City Fire Department in May 2019 in the Provo River.
FEATURES
19 RCA GRADUATION
Fall 2020 | Class #81
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20 DEPARTMENT IN FOCUS Kanab Fire Department
22 FIRE TACTICS
Tips for Effective Fireground Radio Communications
24 CANCER PREVENTION "Chief, I Have Cancer ...”
26 EXTRICATION
Basic Vehicle Door Removal, Revisited
28 MENTAL HEALTH
How to Navigate Hypervigilance
34 CLIMBING THE LADDER Sandy Fire Department, Unified Fire Authority, South Davis Metro Fire
Visit us online at uvu.edu/ufra
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19 UFRA 2020 EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR 32 SAFEUT FRONTLINE APP
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 36 FIRE MARKS
37 CONGRATULATIONS, FIRE OFFICER DESIGNATION RECIPIENTS
40 ACADEMICS
Managing Editor
Lori Marshall
Design
Phil Ah You
Editor
Kaitlyn Hedges
Published by
Utah Valley University