Last month, we began reporting on an incident in which a fire chief arrived at a house fire with people trapped before the first apparatus could reach the scene. He had little...
Portland, ME, high school students are donning firefighter gear and receiving hands-on experience in searching a smoky building for victims as part of a new firefighting course...
NASH COUNTY, NC, SEPT. 13,2013 – Firefighters from the Red Oak and Battleboro fire departments were dispatched to a reported truck fire on southbound Interstate 95 at the 144-...
DETROIT, MI, OCT. 24, 2013 – Companies from the 5th Battalion responded to a fire in a vacant dwelling. On arrival, a two-family flat was found heavily involved with fire extending...
Technology is playing an ever-increasing role in today’s emergency service community by enhancing of roles and responsibilities in the areas of effectiveness, fiscal responsibility...
When you are the person riding in the right-front seat, it is your job to ensure that the tasks your company is expected to perform are done correctly and in a timely manner. ...
Tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices are transforming public safety communications. The convergence of tablets/mobile devices, broadband connectivity and applications...
In the weeks and months following 9/11, many unique and motivational phrases, bumper stickers and signs began appearing around New York City and in its firehouses. One in particular...
COLON, PANAMA: JAN. 3, 1914 – The Star Theatre, a large wooden movie and vaudeville venue, caught fire and the flames spread rapidly. The theater, on Bolivar Street, was soon ...
A few years ago, I was hired by an attorney outside Chicago to help him defend a fire department being sued after its personnel had pronounced a man dead as a result of a car ...
How often have you heard your fellow firefighters ask, “Where’s the TI?” This phrase is used far too often and too late in the firefighting process, like at the front door of ...
GLOBE, DUPONT and the NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL (NVFC) announce three more recipients in the 2013 Globe Gear Giveaway Program. Axtell, NE, Volunteer Fire and Rescue and ...
Many fire service leaders from management and labor have strongly advocated in recent years for the importance of effectively representing our fire service-based EMS systems in...
Single-Gas MonitorINDUSTRIAL SCIENTIFIC CORP. offers the Tango TX1 single-gas monitor, featuring a three-year run time and patent-pending DualSense technology that increases user...
Everyone is sitting at the kitchen table. Suddenly, the tones go off and the radio squawks, “Box 5121 for a grass fire in the median. Route 1, south of Bethany Lane. Engine 3 ...
Explosives in the United States are regulated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in fixed storage and by the U.S. Department of Transportation...
Ed Ballam talked with mechanics and maintenance shop managers to get their advice on whether it is time for fire departments to repair or replace rigs.
Editor’s note: The major storms that swept through suburban areas around Oklahoma City in May 2013 provided distinct challenges to area response officials. The storm that struck...
The past two articles regarding aircraft rescue operations and structural fire departments – “Aircraft Rescue & Structural Fire Departments” in the November 2012 issue of Firehouse...
SOUTH BEND, IN, MARCH 19, 2013 – At approximately 4:30 P.M., the South Bend Fire Department was notified by the South Bend Airport Authority of an inbound jet experiencing landing...
FORT WORTH, TX, DEC. 1, 2013 – Fort Worth firefighters responded to an apartment fire at the Hills Apartments on West Normandale in west Fort Worth at approximately 12:20 A.M....
The Firehouse World conference and exhibition returns to San Diego in the “Golden State” of California Feb. 17-20, 2014. The state’s nickname was made official in 1968, but traces...
