MINNEAPOLIS, MN, MAY 27, 2012 – Minneapolis crews were called to this three-alarm fire at the Walker Community Church as a massive storm swept through the area. Five firefighters...
Many years ago, I read an article in a fire magazine in which the author stated that all firefighters have the exact same personality style. He asserted that you are all “Type...
Aug. 1, 2012
Photo courtesy of Prince William County Department of Fire & Rescue
Responding to structural fires, we sometimes hear the generic phrase “People reported trapped.” Firefighters’ adrenalin starts pumping, hearts beat faster and blood pressure increases...
BROOKLYN, NY: AUG. 1, 1912 – Shortly after 10 A.M., there was a grating sound at a construction site at Hoyt and Livingston streets. Twenty workers looked up as a mass of girders...
TAMARAC, FL, FIRE RESCUE has taken delivery of an E-ONE HP 78 Sidestacker aerial built on an E-ONE Typhoon chassis. Components include a 450-hp Cummins ISL engine, Allison 3000EVS...
Thermal Imaging CameraSCOTT SAFETY has introduced the Eagle Attack tactical lightweight thermal imaging camera. Its high-resolution design provides users with great image quality...
You probably read and hear lots of fire service instructors talk about “VES” all the time. VES – ventilate, enter and search – is a major function of any fire department that ...
Barry Furey examines the need for solid security of all fire department technology applications to protect gas card numbers, pre-plans filled with exotic materials, keypad codes...
St. Pete FD Honors Hero2When Gus Hertz took his family to St. Petersburg, FL, for a summer vacation, he probably thought about bringing home a memento or two, but he probably ...
LODDs Hit 35-Year LowThe National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) released its annual Firefighter Fatality Report in June showing a total of 61 on-duty firefighter deaths in...
THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE has awarded contracts to four companies to provide a total of seven next-generation airtankers for wildfire suppression.“This is a major milestone in our...
SUBJECT: Patient Accountability at Crash ScenesTOPIC: Thermal Imager Camera Use for Patient AccountabilityOBJECTIVE: Given a scenario of a crash-damaged vehicle and unoccupied...
One tradition of the fire service is the decentralized placement of resources and services in local neighborhoods. Many believe fire stations represent the most visible example...
Firehouse: The Denver Fire Department doesn’t have any significant wildland/urban interface (W/UI). How have the recent Colorado wildfires affected the department?Tade: The Denver...
In the early afternoon of July 4, 2012, the Northbrook, IL, Fire Department received calls for a train derailment near the Glenview-Northbrook border. Glenview Engine 8 and Northbrook...
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently released its annual Firefighter Fatality Report showing a total of 61 on-duty firefighter deaths in the United States ...
On Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, a three-alarm fire destroyed a portion of the historic Somers Congregational United Church of Christ in Somers, CT. Numerous master streams and handlines...
I recently had an opportunity to visit a friend who works at a career fire station (no, not Memphis, where I work now, and not St. Louis, where I used to work). While I was at...
Brad Harvey discusses some of the various terminologies and addresses the environmental conditions that set the bar for electrical safety requirements.
This continues our discussion of an incident involving the Baltimore City Fire Department (BCFD). As I noted last month, this close call provides loads of valuable information...
