In 2012, the DuPont Corp. announced it would cease production of Nomex® filament yarns for the fire service. Nomex filaments have long been favored for use in thermal liner face...
Question 1 – What is a vacant building? What criteria do you use to determine that a structure is unoccupied?In the 1970s, some fire departments had separate categories for fires...
After many months of effort, the fire department’s apparatus committee was given the go ahead to prepare specifications to replace Engine 3, a 1985-vintage, 1,250-gpm pumper that...
HACKENSACK, NJ: SEPT. 1, 1912 – A large, seven-passenger touring car, valued at $5,000 and belonging to a wealthy real estate broker, was destroyed by fire during the evening....
My good buddy and teaching partner Rick Lasky and I do a lot of traveling, lecturing and learning around the country. Each of us has numerous technical and tactical programs that...
This question is particularly challenging because of its connation that a certain response time may be legally defendable. To the best of our knowledge, there is no law that defines...
Compact Thermal ImagerBULLARD has introduced the Eclipse LD, a compact, high-performance thermal imager equipped with a state-of-the-art thermal imaging engine and the latest ...
LIDO BEACH, NY, JULY 20, 2012 – The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department responded to a working house fire. Lines were advanced into the house as firefighters searched for any trapped...
One critical element in your preparation to be an effective incident commander comes from the world of management, where you must be able to make weigh facts, evaluate circumstances...
On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision on what has been unofficially labeled “Obamacare.” Unless you have been in a cave, you known the court upheld...
Ask kids what they want to be when they grow up and many of them will say “a firefighter.” To children, firefighters are heroes and role models – people they can rely on in bad...
Sept. 1, 2012
Photos by Dennis Hook Photography/www.DennisHook.smugmug.com
For years, fire departments were simply reactive response organizations that went out when “the bell” rang. We took the same amount of equipment and number of people to every ...
Sometimes, unfortunate circumstances yield good results. Such is the case for the Apex, NC, Fire Department. One of its front-line engines suffered a catastrophic pump failure...
Barry Furey explains the critical role that dispatchers and communications centers play during active-shooter events. They play an important role in firefighter safety through...
It’s easy to find ourselves focused solely on fire service and government issues as we see them from our geographic location in the country. In other words, we assume that what...
Last month, we reviewed the origins of the need for and the standards surrounding electrical safety ratings as well as some of the terminology related to the topic. This month...
On Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, a four-alarm fire destroyed one historic building and severely damaged another in downtown Iowa City, IA.That the fire was controlled and extinguished...
Sept. 1, 2012
Photo courtesy of Rob Curtis/Robert Curtis Photography
Heroes Honor HeroesOne of the perks of winning the Stanley Cup is the tradition of getting to showcase the cup in celebration of the victory. In 1994 the New York Rangers took...
Colorado Fire Crew Receives High Honor Battalion Chief Timothy Hanlon, Lieutenant John Maes, Firefighters Josh Hamilton, Josh Deuto, John Brereton and Mark Maxwell of the North...
July 4: Pelham, NH – Fireworks ignited and exploded inside a home, injuring nine people including two children who were airlifted to Boston.July 5: Virginia Beach, VA – Discarded...
A federal appeals court has rejected a claim made by the survivors of a Baltimore City, MD, firefighter killed in a training exercise that her civil rights were violated. However...
In this issue we continue our series of in-depth interviews with chief officers from around the nation. This month’s installment features Chief William “Shorty” Bryson of Miami...
