http://www.firehouse.com Firehouse.com http://www.firehouse.com/article/10710954/location-location-location-the-first-due-truck/article/10710954/location-location-location-the-first-due-truck The success of the first-arriving truck company is contingent on a number of factors: they should be properly equipped, well trained, adequately staffed and respond using the safest and most efficient path of travel from the station to the incident scene... Tue, 22 May 2012 15:01:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10710954/location-location-location-the-first-due-truck/article/10710954/location-location-location-the-first-due-truck http://www.firehouse.com/podcast/10714314/the-buzz-on-technical-rescue-chemical-suicide-awareness/podcast/10714314/the-buzz-on-technical-rescue-chemical-suicide-awareness Capt. Mark Schmitt talks about the challenges that first responders face at chemical suicide incidents. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:19:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/podcast/10714314/the-buzz-on-technical-rescue-chemical-suicide-awareness/podcast/10714314/the-buzz-on-technical-rescue-chemical-suicide-awareness http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719639/nh-firefighters-escape-after-collapse-at-4-alarmer/news/10719639/nh-firefighters-escape-after-collapse-at-4-alarmer Several Manchester firefighters were pinned down by the ceiling. Tue, 22 May 2012 07:25:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719639/nh-firefighters-escape-after-collapse-at-4-alarmer/news/10719639/nh-firefighters-escape-after-collapse-at-4-alarmer http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719638/mass-firefighter-recalls-shielding-crash-victim/news/10719638/mass-firefighter-recalls-shielding-crash-victim Beverly Lt. Paul Rideout's heroic effort was ultimately in vain. Tue, 22 May 2012 07:10:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719638/mass-firefighter-recalls-shielding-crash-victim/news/10719638/mass-firefighter-recalls-shielding-crash-victim http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719637/ny-bill-would-increase-penalty-for-killing-responders/news/10719637/ny-bill-would-increase-penalty-for-killing-responders If the bill becomes a law, people who kill responders will be charged with first-degree murder. Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719637/ny-bill-would-increase-penalty-for-killing-responders/news/10719637/ny-bill-would-increase-penalty-for-killing-responders http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719953/michigan-city-considers-outsourcing-fire-department/news/10719953/michigan-city-considers-outsourcing-fire-department Allen Park is considering subcontracting its police and fire services with a neighboring community. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:45:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719953/michigan-city-considers-outsourcing-fire-department/news/10719953/michigan-city-considers-outsourcing-fire-department http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719746/firefighters-rescue-man-after-niagara-falls-plunge/news/10719746/firefighters-rescue-man-after-niagara-falls-plunge Firefighters rappelled down the steep and rocky gorge and pulled the man in a basket back up the cliff. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:14:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719746/firefighters-rescue-man-after-niagara-falls-plunge/news/10719746/firefighters-rescue-man-after-niagara-falls-plunge http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719679/nh-officials-suspect-arson-in-rash-of-brush-fires/news/10719679/nh-officials-suspect-arson-in-rash-of-brush-fires A brush fire that injured a firefighter on Saturday is the third in a series of suspicious blazes all believed to have been ignited by the same party. Tue, 22 May 2012 06:05:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719679/nh-officials-suspect-arson-in-rash-of-brush-fires/news/10719679/nh-officials-suspect-arson-in-rash-of-brush-fires http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719339/maryland-city-mandates-fire-sprinklers-in-new-homes/news/10719339/maryland-city-mandates-fire-sprinklers-in-new-homes Frostburg's mayor and city council voted 5-0 Thursday night in favor of the sprinkler system mandate, reversing an earlier vote to opt out of the state's requirement. Mon, 21 May 2012 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719339/maryland-city-mandates-fire-sprinklers-in-new-homes/news/10719339/maryland-city-mandates-fire-sprinklers-in-new-homes http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries Charles City County Firefighter Michael R. Buchanan was flown to VCU Medical Center after a water tanker he was driving overturned Sunday. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries/news/10719089/virginia-firefighter-suffers-life-threatening-injuries http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings East Point has embarked on an aggressive program of using the city's fire code to declare abandoned properties safety hazards. Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings/news/10719240/georgia-city-uses-fire-code-to-raze-derelict-buildings http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused A Stetson man charged after setting fire to his farm field and then trying to reignite the fire as firefighters were attempting to douse it was found guilty. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:15:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused/news/10719107/maine-man-guilty-of-trying-to-reignite-fire-being-doused http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers Crews freed one man Saturday after he was trapped for over 20 hours and freed another Friday night after being stuck for over four hours. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:10:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers/news/10719109/iowa-rescuers-free-two-trapped-cave-explorers http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze Officials blame "outside horseplay" for a two-alarm structure fire destroying a maintenance shed at Beechstone Apartments Sunday evening. Mon, 21 May 2012 06:05:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze/news/10719104/minors-playing-with-matches-blamed-in-maine-blaze http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit Knowing how much auxiliary groups often times struggle for support from their firefighters, I felt honored to be in a place where spouses are as dedicated and respected as the firefighters. Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit/blog/10716056/the-vigilant-hose-company-a-family-visit http://www.firehouse.com/article/10714515/firehousecom-weekly-drill-no-71/article/10714515/firehousecom-weekly-drill-no-71 Drill #71: Ventilation Part I Readers will learn the principles of ventilation and the correct times to use vertical or horizontal ventilation. The drill is designed to be a single page of information to conjure up discussions among your crew... Sun, 20 May 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10714515/firehousecom-weekly-drill-no-71/article/10714515/firehousecom-weekly-drill-no-71 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle Theresa Firefighter Lance G. Willix was seriously injured Friday night at the scene of a crash when he was struck by a vehicle driven by a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy. Sat, 19 May 2012 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle/news/10719031/ny-firefighter-directing-traffic-hit-by-patrol-vehicle http://www.firehouse.com/news/10718213/ill-man-apprehends-arson-suspects-at-gunpoint/news/10718213/ill-man-apprehends-arson-suspects-at-gunpoint A vigilant homeowner turned a rifle on two men suspected of setting fires in the Freeburg area over the past few weeks and held them until authorities arrived. Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10718213/ill-man-apprehends-arson-suspects-at-gunpoint/news/10718213/ill-man-apprehends-arson-suspects-at-gunpoint http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716344/mass-fire-chief-calls-students-idiots-after-rescue/news/10716344/mass-fire-chief-calls-students-idiots-after-rescue Amherst Fire Chief W. Tim Nelson said the three Hampshire College students will be billed for the rescue and he will encourage school officials to sanction the trio for their actions. Fri, 18 May 2012 06:35:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716344/mass-fire-chief-calls-students-idiots-after-rescue/news/10716344/mass-fire-chief-calls-students-idiots-after-rescue http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716357/kansas-city-crews-canvas-neighborhood-after-deaths/news/10716357/kansas-city-crews-canvas-neighborhood-after-deaths Early Wednesday morning, a fire swept through a home on Bennington Avenue, killing a father and his two children. Fri, 18 May 2012 06:25:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716357/kansas-city-crews-canvas-neighborhood-after-deaths/news/10716357/kansas-city-crews-canvas-neighborhood-after-deaths http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716301/injured-conn-firefighters-released-from-hospital/news/10716301/injured-conn-firefighters-released-from-hospital The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a house and garage remains under investigation, but the two firefighters injured have been released from Stamford Hospital. Fri, 18 May 2012 06:20:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716301/injured-conn-firefighters-released-from-hospital/news/10716301/injured-conn-firefighters-released-from-hospital http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716287/wash-firefighters-to-lose-jobs-in-budget-cutting-plan/news/10716287/wash-firefighters-to-lose-jobs-in-budget-cutting-plan Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz unveiled a budget-cutting plan Thursday night that will lay off eight firefighters Fri, 18 May 2012 06:10:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716287/wash-firefighters-to-lose-jobs-in-budget-cutting-plan/news/10716287/wash-firefighters-to-lose-jobs-in-budget-cutting-plan http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716315/connecticut-mayor-announces-firefighter-layoffs/news/10716315/connecticut-mayor-announces-firefighter-layoffs Twenty-five members of the New London Fire Department will be issued layoff notices in June. Fri, 18 May 2012 06:02:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716315/connecticut-mayor-announces-firefighter-layoffs/news/10716315/connecticut-mayor-announces-firefighter-layoffs http://www.firehouse.com/article/10711016/are-you-an-instructor-or-an-educator/article/10711016/are-you-an-instructor-or-an-educator I would be willing to bet that when you hear the words instructor and educator, you get a very different picture in your mind. I know that the mental image I have is at opposite ends of the spectrum. Having worked as a Fire Academy Instructor... Fri, 18 May 2012 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/article/10711016/are-you-an-instructor-or-an-educator/article/10711016/are-you-an-instructor-or-an-educator http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716055/california-fire-chief-not-allowed-to-take-a-pay-cut/news/10716055/california-fire-chief-not-allowed-to-take-a-pay-cut Shasta Lake Chief Adrian Rogers self-imposed the pay cut in March to "lead by example." Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10716055/california-fire-chief-not-allowed-to-take-a-pay-cut/news/10716055/california-fire-chief-not-allowed-to-take-a-pay-cut http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715925/men-charged-with-arson-following-ohio-brush-fire/news/10715925/men-charged-with-arson-following-ohio-brush-fire Two New Carlisle men face an arson charge after a brush fire they allegedly set got out of hand. Thu, 17 May 2012 13:05:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715925/men-charged-with-arson-following-ohio-brush-fire/news/10715925/men-charged-with-arson-following-ohio-brush-fire http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715386/two-portland-firefighters-injured-battling-two-alarmer/news/10715386/two-portland-firefighters-injured-battling-two-alarmer Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at a condominium complex Wednesday afternoon where two firefighters were injured and another came out unscathed after falling through the roof. Thu, 17 May 2012 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715386/two-portland-firefighters-injured-battling-two-alarmer/news/10715386/two-portland-firefighters-injured-battling-two-alarmer http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715409/pa-crews-rescue-worker-pinned-in-parking-garage/news/10715409/pa-crews-rescue-worker-pinned-in-parking-garage A worker was injured at Latrobe's downtown parking garage renovation project Wednesday morning when he became entrapped inside a construction vehicle that fell through the floor. Thu, 17 May 2012 05:25:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715409/pa-crews-rescue-worker-pinned-in-parking-garage/news/10715409/pa-crews-rescue-worker-pinned-in-parking-garage http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715398/two-connecticut-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze/news/10715398/two-connecticut-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze Two firefighters were hospitalized Wednesday with minor injuries suffered while battling a fire at a home on Steep Hollow Lane in Cos Cob. Thu, 17 May 2012 05:20:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715398/two-connecticut-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze/news/10715398/two-connecticut-firefighters-injured-battling-blaze http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715390/fire-intentionally-set-at-california-middle-school/news/10715390/fire-intentionally-set-at-california-middle-school Investigators say a fire that started in a bathroom of a middle school Wednesday and caused approximately $5,000 damage was set intentionally. Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.firehouse.com/news/10715390/fire-intentionally-set-at-california-middle-school/news/10715390/fire-intentionally-set-at-california-middle-school