BINGHAMTON, NY: MARCH 1, 1914 – A fire broke out in the cellar of a four-story hardware store and spread to the State Armory, where thousands of rounds of shotgun and rifle ammunition...
War of the Worlds is a familiar novel that has been converted to films, radio dramas, a record album, comic book adaptations and a TV series. The last one I remember watching ...
We are all keenly aware of the importance of our basic senses and how they impact our everyday lives. This is particularly true for firefighters. A firefighter’s sense of touch...
LOS ANGELES, CA, JAN. 24, 2014 – First-in units from Station 91 responded to a structure fire in Pacoima involving a large garage located at a golf course. The garage was loaded...
The City of East Dubuque is in the far northwest corner of Illinois bordering Wisconsin to the north and Iowa to the west. The city is a bluff community overlooking the Mississippi...
SUBJECT: FMVSS 226 “Ejection Mitigation” Standard TOPIC: FMVSS 226 Modifications to Side Window Glass and Side-Impact AirbagsOBJECTIVE: Understand how changes in side window glass...
Last month, we explained that without a clear understanding of flow rates from pressurized hydrants, firefighting operations that rely on them as a water source can turn into ...
Last month, in part one of this column, we looked at some history involving firefighter deaths and injuries that occurred in live-fire training exercises, followed by Wisconsin...
NVFC, IAFC Encourage Departments to “Train Like You Fight”The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) have announced that...
American LaFrance Closes its DoorsAlmost six years after filing bankruptcy, longtime fire apparatus builder American LaFrance told employees that January 17 was their last day...
In May 2013, I was approached by an old friend who wanted to know if I would be interested in joining a three person team that would be assisting the military of the new nation...
YONKERS, NY, DEC. 26, 2013 – Calls came in around 4 PM for a fire in the Dollar K store on South Broadway. Companies prevented the fire from spreading to a five-story apartment...
Hand-Held Tactical LightSTREAMLIGHT INC. has introduced the ProTac HL 3, a high-lumen (HL) light that delivers 1,100 lumens of bright-white light. Designed for operations requiring...
On Thursday, Jan 16, 2014, at around 5:50 A.M., three young men had an illegal campfire going at the start of Colby Trail in the Angeles National Forest in California to ward ...
I’ve been involved in fire service training and education for more than two decades and have seen many promising innovations come and go. But few technologies have represented...
The support of elected officials at all levels of government is essential to the health and well-being of the fire service. This has been written about and discussed frequently...
Somerset is situated in south-central Kentucky on the northeastern edge of Lake Cumberland, 76 miles south of Lexington, 128 miles southeast of Louisville and 129 northwest of...
CUMMINS INC. and NISSAN unveiled a technical study called the Nissan Frontier Diesel Runner - Powered by Cummins at the recent Chicago Auto Show. The heart of this vehicle is ...