Many fire departments are struggling with reduced budgets, including little or no funding for capital projects. Fire station repairs and apparatus maintenance and testing are ...
When it comes to fire apparatus maintenance, you would be correct to think that equipment required to meet emissions standards was challenging. You would also be correct to think...
Inflatable BoatsRESCUE ONE CONNECTOR BOAT has introduced the Rescue ONE Inflatable Boat Series, featuring smaller, lighter-weight boats designed for rescue operations. Standard...
NOV. 2: OCALA, FL – Five people using a gasoline generator inside their home survived carbon monoxide poisoning when one was able to call 911.NOV. 10: COOKVILLE, TN – Improperly...
FORD’s all-new Transit full-size van, which goes on sale in late 2013, will be offered with a new, clean-running 3.2-liter Power Stroke five-cylinder diesel engine. The new diesel...
THE VALLEY FORGE, PA, VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY has taken delivery of a Spartan ERV pumper built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis and equipped with a 2,000-gpm Waterous pump, 1,000...
LOS ANGELES, CA, OCT. 9, 2012 – Upon arrival, firefighters found the second floor was well involved with fire and soon was through the roof. One firefighter suffered a minor injury...
This being the January 2013 edition of the Fire Politics column, it is interesting to contemplate what could happen this year in politics to significantly benefit the fire service...
The U.S. military is our nation’s most elite group of individuals. They have led our nation to victory in many battles. I do believe, however, none of these victories have come...
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at 10:01 A.M., the Mantua Township Fire District (MTFD) in New Jersey was dispatched to a dwelling fire with people reported trapped. While units were...
USFA Offers Tips to Prevent CO PoisoningThe U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is urging residents to be safe as cold weather blankets the United States, including areas recently...
Lending a Hand (and a Truck) to KosovoWhen Jakup Jahiri came to Mason, MI, to visit his son, he returned home to Viti, Kosovo, with much more than memories of a fun trip. While...
Firefighters wear structural turnout gear and other components of personal protective equipment (PPE) to provide protection against multiple hazards, most notably thermal injury...
Errant information related to thermal imaging seems to permeate the fire service. I am not sure what causes this, but it seems like several topics simply will not die and keep...
SUBJECT: Electrical Hazards at Vehicle Rescue Incidents TOPIC: High-Intensity-Discharge(HID) HeadlightsOBJECTIVE: Understand the design and operation of high-intensity-discharge...
PRINCETON, NJ: JAN. 1, 1913 – Alexander Hall, the oldest building of Princeton Theological Seminary, was damaged by an afternoon fire. Flames broke out on the fourth floor and...
A 500-mile-wide Hurricane named Sandy caused death and destruction from the Northeast to the Great Lakes at the end of October and beginning of November 2012. One of the worst...
You just received a call from your local radio or TV station to be interviewed on a show to talk about how to make a home safe from fire. What should you do?When you first get...