Many standards are used to measure a fire department's performance and most are fairly obvious. They include the number of companies for the area, population and fire load a department...
(Editor's note: In his May 1996 "EMS" column, contributing editor Rich Adams outlined "do not resuscitate" (DNR) protocols for EMS crews. The following column looks at DNR orders...
At 9:30 on a cold and windy morning in February 1996, the Farmingdale, NY, Fire Department received a call reporting that a worker was injured at the Farmingdale Water Tower. ...
Heavy fire was pushing from a few windows of the one-story factory. During the initial size-up, the chief recognized that conditions were not favorable. A strong wind was blowing...