Historical Incidents

Operations & Training

This Month in Fire History: April 2024

April 10, 2024
April may be heaven for sports fans, but it has proven to be hell for the fire service, who has responded to mass-casualty events like the Boston Marathon bombing, the Oklahoma...
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Careers & Education

Former Charleston Assistant Chief Reflects on 50 Years in Fire Service

May 13, 2023
Veteran FF Raymond Lloyd, who helped free a man trapped in the Sofa Super Store, is now assistant chief of operations at Folly Beach Fire Department.
New York City Fire Museum
Bruce Twickler details the story of the New Yorkers who fought fire and saved lives in the city's first century.
Historical Incidents

New York City Fire Museum Launches New Exhibition, 'Colonial Firefighting & The American Revolution'

March 17, 2023
The exhibition presents the untold story of a group of volunteers who stood between New York and disaster during years of rampant arson, wars for North America, and the American...
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Historical Incidents

30 Years Later: Remembering the 1993 WTC Bombing

Feb. 26, 2023
Some of the unsung heroes of the “other” attack on New York’s World Trade Center share their memories of that horrific day.
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Community Risk Reduction

As Firehouse Sees It: Fire Prevention Week Celebrates 100 Years!

Oct. 17, 2022
Peter Matthews echoes many when he urges officers and members to extend their outreach to the community beyond one week per year.
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Historical Incidents

The Fire Scene: Remembering My Brothers

Sept. 12, 2022
John J. Salka Jr. prefers to think back on the good times that he had with all of the people with whom he served in FDNY on the anniversary of September 11 rather than how they...