November 2007

Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire: Last Man Out

Nov. 1, 2007

Charleston Firefighter Bill Kilcoyne, the driver of Engine 6, was the last firefighter to exit the Sofa Super Store on June 18, 2007.

Leadership

Charleston Fire: The Fire Chief

Harvey Eisner

Nov. 1, 2007

Harvey Eisner interviews Charleston Fire Chief Rusty Thomas.

Operations & Training

Defensive Operations: Learning by Experience: Insights from Fireground Commanders - Part 1

Nov. 1, 2007

Firehouse Magazine Editor-in-Chief Harvey Eisner asks a group of veteran fireground commanders for their wisdom in reading conditions upon arrival.

Community Risk

Fire Prevention: It's Not Just for One Week a Year

Nov. 1, 2007

Brett Lacey and Paul Valentine describe ways in which a fire department can build a year-round fire prevention culture.

Apparatus

Apparatus Showcase

Nov. 1, 2007

Manufacturers display the latest in fi re-rescue and EMS apparatus.

Apparatus

The Apparatus Architect: Part 33 - "Better Call a TO, Baby!"

Nov. 1, 2007

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur discuss the purchase of a new apparatus as compared to basketball: both need written guidelines that all personnel understand in all positions. But...

LODDS

President, at Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Pledges to Implement Hometown Heroes Act

Nov. 1, 2007

"I want to tell you today that the Hometown Heroes Act will be fully implemented. This program will be administrated the way it was intended to be administrated."Those emphatic...

Operations & Training

A Tragic Trilogy Of Timber Truss Roof Collapses - Part 2

Nov. 1, 2007

By request of the author, this article is not available online

Safety & Health

Fire Officer Trapped At Burst Steam Pipe Emergency

Nov. 1, 2007

Before we get to this month's Close Call, a word of appreciation and cautious optimism: We (along with 7,000 other firefighters and firefighter families) attended the 26th annual...

Safety & Health

Maydays Should Not Be "Mother-May-I?" Games

Nov. 1, 2007

"M other-May-I?" is a children's game that some of you might have played in your younger days. One child plays the "mother" role and the other children stand on the other side...

Community Risk

Preventing Harm, One Home at a Time

Nov. 1, 2007

After a long absence (about 28 years' worth), it has been great to return to Washington, DC and once again put on a DC firefighter's uniform. After I completed six years of service...

Apparatus

The Party's Over

Nov. 1, 2007

Recently, first responders have been blasted in the news — and perhaps justifiably so. Some of the headlines: "Ambulance Driver Charged with DUI, with Patient Aboard"; "Autopsies...

Apparatus

Who's Driving?

Nov. 1, 2007

By request of the author, this article is not available online.

Community Risk Reduction

Alert-All Corporation

Jan. 1, 2006

Alert-All designed the original Tot Finder Fire Rescue Sticker and is the creator of Freddie Firefighter, Cappy Firedog, Today’s Heroes, Fire Safety Xtreme Team that appear in...

November 2007

Air Vacuum Corp.

Allmand Brothers, Inc.

Allison Transmission

Volvo XC 90: Dual Roof Airbag System

Overhaul Challenges

More content from November 2007

Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire: Last Man Out

Charleston Fire: The Fire Chief

Defensive Operations: Learning by Experience: Insights from Fireground Commanders - Part 1

Fire Prevention: It's Not Just for One Week a Year

Apparatus Showcase

The Apparatus Architect: Part 33 - "Better Call a TO, Baby!"

President, at Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Pledges to Implement Hometown Heroes Act

A Tragic Trilogy Of Timber Truss Roof Collapses - Part 2

Fire Officer Trapped At Burst Steam Pipe Emergency

Maydays Should Not Be "Mother-May-I?" Games

Preventing Harm, One Home at a Time

The Party's Over

Who's Driving?

Alert-All Corporation