WILLIAM GOLDFEDER, EFO , a Firehouse ® contributing editor, has been a firefighter since 1973 and a chief officer since 1982. He is deputy fire chief of the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department in Ohio, an ISO class 2 and CAAS-accredited department. Goldfeder has served on numerous National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) committees and is the chairman of the IAFC Safety, Health & Survival Section. He is on the board of directors of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the September 11th Families Association and the National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System. Goldfeder and Gordon Graham host the free and non-commercial website www.firefighterclosecalls.com. Goldfeder can be contacted at BillyG@Firefighterclosecalls.com .
Articles by William
Close Calls: Massive Storm Poses Unique Risks - Part 2
by William Goldfeder
Created: June 1, 2013
Last month, we presented a fire service perspective on the Hurricane...
Massive Storm Poses Unique Risks - Part 1
by William Goldfeder
Created: May 1, 2013
Dealing with nasty, weather-related storms is nothing new to...
Close Calls: Firefighter Trapped in Marijuana-Grow "Fortress" - Part 2
by William Goldfeder
Created: April 1, 2013
T his is the second installment of my column about a close call involving...
Close Calls:Firefighter Trapped in Marijuana-Grow "Fortress" Part 1
by William Goldfeder
Created: March 1, 2013
We all train for that “worst day,” and that day can end up being many...
Close Calls: With Nothing Showing Initially... Part 2
by William Goldfeder
Created: January 3, 2013
This is the second of two columns about a close call experienced by members...
With Nothing Showing Initially... Part 1
by William Goldfeder
Created: January 1, 2013
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at 10:01 A.M., the Mantua Township Fire...
Close Calls: Multiple Challenges –Then a Firefighter Trapped: Part 2
by William Goldfeder
Created: December 1, 2012
This is part two of a report about a fire in Oconomowoc, WI, in which a...
Close Calls: Multiple Challenges –Then a Firefighter Trapped
by William Goldfeder
Created: November 1, 2012
“One civilian fatality, seven firefighters injured, Mayday and the rescue...
Close Calls: Firefighters Burned In Mega-Mansion Fire
by William Goldfeder
Created: October 1, 2012
This is the conclusion of a two-part report on operations at a March 19...
Goldfeder: Death of the Near-Miss Reporting System
by William Goldfeder
Created: September 25, 2012
The continued funding of the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting...
Commentary: Billy Goldfeder on FDNY's Decision Not to Support or Endorse the Remembrance Rescue Project
by William Goldfeder
Created: August 7, 2012
Loveland-Symmes, Ohio Deputy Fire Chief Billy Goldfeder, a contributor to...
Firefighter Trapped: Water/Dive Rescue Emergency
by William Goldfeder
Created: August 1, 2012
This continues our discussion of an incident involving the Baltimore City...
Firefighter trapped in Dive Team Emergency
by William Goldfeder
Created: July 1, 2012
Performing other than fire-related rescues is nothing new for the fire...
A Line-of-Duty Death Saved My Life
by William Goldfeder
Created: May 1, 2012
On Sept. 25, 2011, Lieutenant Keith Rankin, 38, of the Lancaster Township...
Close Calls: Firefighter Seriously Burned While Attempting Searches
by William Goldfeder
Created: April 1, 2012
T his month, we continue our coverage of a close call in University...
Close Calls: Firefighter Seriously Burned While Attempting Searches
by William Goldfeder
Created: February 15, 2012
University Heights, OH, Firefighter Paul Nees, with 33 years on the job...
Close Calls: Speaking THEIR Language While Operating in OUR World
by William Goldfeder
Created: February 1, 2012
Each year, I take one opportunity to use this column for opinion, as...
Close Calls: A "Bad Day" on the Fireground – Part 2
by William Goldfeder
Created: December 2, 2011
A fire department in Texas had a "bad day" at a house fire, with two...
Close Calls: A "Bad Day" on the Fireground – Part 1
by William Goldfeder
Created: November 16, 2011
A fire department in Texas had a “bad day” on the fireground, with...
Close Calls: Log Impales Ambulance Cab
by William Goldfeder
Created: October 18, 2011
Paying attention while driving any emergency vehicle is clearly a top...