March 2008

Kimberly Alyn suggests that as you acquire more responsibility and leadership, more is required of you in regard to accountability.

Firehouse Magazine invites a cross-section of fire officers to participate in a roundtable discussion about public education and fire prevention programs.

Raymond Basri, MD, outlines how to create a cost-effective health and wellness program for firefighters.

Quinn MacLeod contends that while firefighting is more hazardous than ever, risk-management protocols have been slow to evolve to make it safer.

Dominic Colletti discusses human error as it relates to preparing for and conducting structural live-fire training.

It is good to report that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made genuine progress in implementing the Hometown Heroes Survivors' Benefits Act. They are clearing up the backlog...

Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss...

SUBJECT: Vehicle Rescue Scene SafetyTOPIC: Patient Protection GuidelinesOBJECTIVE: Review practices and procedures for patient protection at vehicle rescue scenes.TASK: The rescue...

Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri and is in the northwest corner of the state at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. The city encompasses 319 square miles...

115 That's the preliminary number released by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for line-of-duty deaths in 2007. While that number may change as more details are determined,...

The first two installments in this series on America's biggest fire problem — fires in residential occupancies — addressed ways to develop an effective and comprehensive "fire...

You and I live in truly trying times. It is the age of instant gratification and the quick fix, but I want you to know that there are no quick fixes when it comes to leading people...