Jay K. Bradish details what happened when a fast-moving snowstorm along Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania produced ice-covered highways and whiteout conditions. The storm ...
John J. Salka Jr. discusses a fire service leader’s responsibility for making effective and reliable decisions and how it can impact firefighting tactics and life-and-death situations...
Editor’s note: Hal Bruno is on leave. We thank Chief Compton for filling in for Hal this month. Instead of devoting this column to a single issue, I thought it might be helpful...
I recently attended the first Firefighter Life Safety Summit, sponsored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and held in Tampa, FL. I have attended many similar events...
Before we go to this month?s Close Call case study, I want to throw a few thoughts on the table regarding firefighter line-of-duty deaths. Several readers recently e-mailed, ?...
Training or abuse? Intimidating or guiding? Is it training or hazing? Webster defines hazing as: “1 a: to harass by exacting unnecessary or disagreeable work b: to harass by banter...
One of the most dangerous locations for fire, EMS and law enforcement emergency responders is the confined space. Hazards in confined spaces include mechanical/electrical, communicative...
