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Former Pierce Manufacturing President, CEO Dies

Doug Ogilvie, a former long-time president, general manager and CEO of Pierce Manufacturing, Appleton, Wis., died Sunday March 17. He was 94.

News • March 18th, 2013

Firehouse Product Showcase Debuts in San Diego

More than a dozen vendors and manufacturers displayed their goods in a product showcase, located in the registration area of Firehouse World in San Diego. It was a debut event for the conference and trade show.

News • March 7th, 2013

NFFF: Making Sure Firefighters are Mentally Fit is Everyone's Job

Talking about the call needs to happen every time crews turn a wheel, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation says.

News • March 5th, 2013

Sequester Affects Federal Fire Grant Programs

The sequester, or automatic federal budget cuts that are now a reality, will mean less funding for the USFA as well as SAFER and FIRE Act grants and wildland fire management programs.

News • March 4th, 2013

NFFF Spearheads Programs for Psychological Support

For the past five years, consultants with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation have been working to develop programs to address firefighter stress and mental health.

News • March 1st, 2013

Unmanned Aircraft Offer Fire Service Eye in the Sky

Last week, AeroVironment debuted the Qube drone at Firehouse World.

News • March 1st, 2013

Chiefs Discuss Challenges Facing Fire Service

Three operations chief officers shared their thoughts about issues and challenges in the fire service with those who attended Firehouse World.

News • February 27th, 2013

IAFC Issues Report on Public Perception of Responders

The IAFC’s image task force not only studied responder image issues but has come out with a document this week offering suggestions on how to address them.

News • February 27th, 2013

SAFER, AFG, USFA Will Suffer if Sequester Ax Falls

Fire service organizations are asking that Congress fund the grants at the FY '12 levels.

News • February 22nd, 2013

Ariz. Medics/Firefighters Recall Tragic Tucson Shooting

Firefighters and medics who responded to the tragic 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz., shared the lessons they learned at Firehouse World.

News • February 21st, 2013

Forest Service: Pyroterrorism a Threat in the U.S.

Robert Baird of the U.S. Forest Service spoke on the topic of pyroterrorism in a keynote address at Firehouse World.

News • February 21st, 2013

Ceremony Marks Opening of Firehouse World

Hundreds of firefighters and Firehouse World attendees turned out for the opening ceremony and keynote speeches Wednesday morning in San Diego as the classes resumed and the exhibit hall floor opened.

News • February 20th, 2013

D.C. Firefighters' Program Takes Aim at Burns

The program, available free nationwide, was funded by an AFG grant.

News • February 20th, 2013

Mass Shootings -- Not if, Where Next?

Firefighters are involved in mass shooting incidents more frequently than ever before and attendees of Firehouse World learned some response tactics from an expert in the field.

News • February 20th, 2013

Md. Firefighter Talks About Standing With Obama

Prince George's County Fire Investigator Brandon Goff was one of the local responders standing behind President Obama at the White House on Tuesday.

News • February 20th, 2013

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