On the Cover
A four-alarm fire in New Orleans on Sept. 17, 2000, destroyed a warehouse that housed a boat repair and fishing equipment business. The fire was through the roof upon arrival.
Dedication
This month's Firehouse® is dedicated to Firefighter Nathan Pescatore, 17, of the Lloydsville Volunteer Fire Department, Latrobe, PA, who died in the line of duty, July 2000; and to Firefighter/ Paramedic Bradley Pierce, 27, of the St. Charles City, MO, Fire Department; Firefighter Phillip Conner, 29, of the National Park Service; Firefighter Warren Smith, 28, of the Indianapolis Fire Department; First Assistant Chief Grant F. Tick, 49, of the Canton Boro, PA, Volunteer Fire Department; Captain Lester Lee Shadwick, 53, of the Bureau of Land Management; and District Forester James Burnett, 51, of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry Services, Oklahoma, who died in the line of duty, August 2000.
