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    May 1, 1900: MICHIGAN – Windswept forest fires roared throughout large sections of the United States. In Menominee County, Arnold was destroyed as a huge fire front consumed the...
    May 1, 2000
    EMS is certainly one of the predominate themes among members of the fire service.
    May 1, 2000
    Photo By Robert Burke
    Information may be obtained from the placard table when the placard is the only source of information about a material.
    The 2000 edition of the Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is being distributed to emergency response organizations throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
    May 1, 2000
    Once in a great while, a new firefighting technology comes along that is so revolutionary it forever changes our industry.
    May 1, 2000
    One vacant apartment becomes a vacant building, one vacant building becomes a vacant block of buildings, and a vacant block of building becomes a vacant community.
    May 1, 2000
    The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a supplemental budget bill that includes $100 million in federal aid for local fire departments.
    May 1, 2000
    Photo By David N. Hilton
    Mount Hope fire lookout tower continues to be staffed by volunteers.
    David N. Hilton reports on a special breed of volunteers who staff lookout towers to safeguard their neighbors from fire.
    May 1, 2000
    Photo By Michael Louis Kuk
    Every building in the village of Markt Saint Florian bears an image of the patron saint of firefighting. This is a local bank.
    Michael Louis Kuk describes his pilgrimage to the burial site of a Roman fire chief who became the patron saint of firefighters.
    May 1, 2000
    Photo By Barry Furey
    Backup plans such as the use of map books in case of enhanced 911 feature failures should be put in place.
    Barry Furey explains how emergencies are handled when the local 911 system fails, and addresses concerns such as why it happens and how often, and whether the systems can be made...
    May 1, 2000
    Jay K. Bradish reports on a commercial fire that required the efforts of 200 firefighters to control and caused approximately $15 million in damage.
    May 1, 2000