ED BALLAM is a staff writer for Firehouse, a captain with the Haverhill Corner, NH, Fire Department, and a National Registered EMT. He is also a Deputy Forest Fire Warden for the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands. Professionally, he's been a journalist for nearly 30 years working for a variety of publications, including employment as managing editor of a national fire service trade journal for more than a decade.
Articles by Ed
Fire & Rescue Apparatus Maintenance Roundtable
by Ed Ballam
Created: January 4, 2013
When it comes to fire apparatus maintenance issues, you would be correct to...
Maintenance Roundtable
by Ed Ballam
Created: January 1, 2013
When it comes to fire apparatus maintenance, you would be correct to...
Apparatus Manufacturers Discuss Multi-Purpose Units
by Ed Ballam
Created: November 8, 2012
Editor's Note: Firehouse Staff Writer Ed Ballam covered this article in the...
Apparatus Roundtable: Manufacturers Roundtable
by Ed Ballam
Created: November 1, 2012
It should be no surprise the soft economy is affecting the fire apparatus...
Apparatus Technology
by Ed Ballam
Created: September 1, 2012
Sometimes, unfortunate circumstances yield good results. Such is the case...
Apparatus Road Test
by Ed Ballam
Created: May 1, 2012
It’s not often one gets to drive a fire apparatus on a NASCAR-based...
Specifying & Financing Fire Apparatus in Today’s Economy
by Ed Ballam
Created: November 4, 2011
Firehouse Magazine asked a cross-section of apparatus manufacturers...
Manufacturers Roundtable
by Ed Ballam
Created: October 31, 2011
It is no secret the economy is in deeply troubled times. Fire stations...
Manufacturers Roundtable: Apparatus
by Ed Ballam
Created: October 17, 2011
Firehouse® Magazine asked a cross-section of apparatus manufacturers...
Searching for Answers
by Ed Ballam
Created: September 29, 2011
With devices tracking everything from planes in the sky to stolen...
Tools & Technologies: Searching for Answers
by Ed Ballam
Created: September 8, 2011
With devices tracking everything from planes in the sky to stolen cars in a...
Cow Manure Extinguishes Truck Fire in N.H.
by Ed Ballam
Created: May 16, 2011
Location: North Haverhill, N.H.Potato Field, Grafton County Farm, Route...
Fire Chiefs Roundtable
by Ed Ballam
Created: April 15, 2011
What impact, if any, have current economic conditions had regarding your...
Firehouse World Conference Readies for Opening
Created: February 3, 2011
The Firehouse World trade show and training conference, held annually in...
Fire Service Friend Bob Barraclough, 70, Dies
Created: January 24, 2011
The fire service has lost a luminary with the passing of Robert J...
The New Fire Apparatus: Multi-Purpose Units Meet Variety of Needs
by Ed Ballam
Created: December 31, 2010
Editor's Note: This article is part of a continuing series on fire...
Firehouse® Roundtable: Multi-Purpose Apparatus
by Ed Ballam
Created: December 27, 2010
When the economy is weak, or faltering, as it has been for the past...
PSA Aims to Alert Responders to 'Silent Killer'
Created: December 26, 2010
The campaign aims to raise firefighter awareness to the dangers of carbon...
New Technology, Standards Turning Apparatus Green
by Ed Ballam
Created: November 15, 2010
To meet the 2010 standards, engine manufacturers have developed complex...
Urea and Water Help Keep Emergency Vehicle Exhaust Clean
by Ed Ballam
Created: November 15, 2010
To meet stringent new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emission...