A federal court decision in a lawsuit (Potter v. District of Columbia) challenging the Washington, D.C., Fire Department's ban on firefighter beards has brought into sharp focus...
Without question, thermal imagers (TIs) have revolutionized the way modern firefighters perform their tasks. Firefighters using TIs are now able to see what smoke has hidden ...
Editor's note: In June 2005 issue, Deputy Chief William Shouldis of the Philadelphia Fire Department cited a program called "Values," presented by Deputy Chief Gary F. Appleby...
Dr. Frank Field was a well-known science editor at WCBS-TV in New York in 1987 when he read that this nation had one of the worst fire safety records among developed countries...
Three years after a tragic fire in a Rhode Island night club, the tour manager for a rock band has pleaded guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter, the state's fire ...
We have all been reading about tragic incidents where firefighters have been struck, injured or even killed. Odds are, each of you knows of someone who was struck on the scene...
Subject: Steering Column Topic: Steering Column: Part 2 - Rack-and-Pinion Steering Column Design Features Objective: Identify by name the design and major components of vehicle...
News media personnel, emergency responders and others have said that you cannot appreciate the devastation in New Orleans from news footage and photos. What an understatement...
Elizabeth, NJ, Jan. 13, 2006 - At 2:31 P.M., Elizabeth Fire Dispatch transmitted Box 6833 for a reported fire on a container ship, the Horizon Hawaii, at Sealand Marine Terminal...
Do you feel overwhelmed by technology? Are you overwhelmed by the world of "information overload"? Are you having difficulty keeping up with the latest gadget? Do you know the...
