The 9/11 Commission went out of business last month with a final blast that sharply criticized Congress, the Bush administration, the Department of Homeland Security and the federal...
It's funny how we firefighters approach equipment maintenance. On the one hand, we want a new engine company, replete with the latest advances and features. On the other hand...
One of the biggest issues the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Respiratory Protection Equipment has struggled with during the current revision...
As this was being written in mid-December, we could look at the firefighter line-of-duty-death number for 2005 approach (and perhaps, by the time you read this, pass) the 2004...
Harold Schapelhouman, division chief/Special Operations with Menlo Park, CA, Fire Protection District, details the response of three Swift Water Rescue Teams from Northern California...