Welcome everyone to the Firehouse Best Practices blog. First, I want to thank my friends at Firehouse Magazine , Firehouse.com and Cygnus, including Jeff, Harvey, Peter, Elizabeth and Steven; you have each been such great friends and supporters over the years. Firehouse Best Practices will be featured in this blog, as well as in Firehouse Magazine ( see July's article here ) and at Firehouse Expo in Baltimore this month. In actuality, this is your site, the collective force of the nation’s fire service. Whether you are a member of a small volunteer organization such as the Kimberton Volunteer Fire Department in Chester County, PA; a combination system such as my organization, the Chesterfield, VA, Department of Fire and EMS; or the...