On the Cover
A C-130 heavy air tanker drops retardant on a fire that started in Calaveras County, CA, on Sept. 5, 2001. The fire burned for nine days, cost over $18 million and required the response of 2,300 personnel, 103 engines, 10 helicopters and numerous other aircraft. The air tanker was dropping retardant on a line between the fire and homes.
Dedication
This month's Firehouse® is dedicated to Captain John M. Souza, 64, of the Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills, MA, Department of Fire-Rescue & Emergency, who died in the line of duty, May 2001; to Fire Policeman Joe Vargason, 69, of the Maine, NY, Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, June 2001; and to Firefighter/EMT Cynthia Verburg, 47, of the Clayton, OH, Fire Department and Firefighter Jeff Chavis, 22, of the Lexington County, SC, Fire Service, who died in the line of duty, July 2001.
