August 1996

If we are to believe television, all a fire marshal must do to effect an arrest is locate the suspect, knock on his door, identify himself as a law enforcement officer and inform...

Major emergencies require response agencies work together. Hazardous material incidents are no different. This was evident in Stoughton, WI, on Dec. 2, 1993. While this incident...

It's been 10 years since Congress enacted the Commercial Drivers' License (CDL) Act. That 1986 law standardized state licensing requirements for operators of commercial trucks...

On the afternoon of Oct. 25, 1995, at least one Cherryvale, KS, workman was very glad that local firefighters had become interested in high angle rescue techniques. At about 2...

"Engine 1 to Command." "Proceed, Engine 1." "Chief, we have knocked down all visible fire, we still have medium smoke and high heat conditions. The primary search is not completed...

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A wave of arson fires in black churches has prompted an unprecedented nationwide response that reveals a lot about this country and how far we've come since the 1960s. North and...

Pete Stehman shows how riverboat gaming helped turn a fire department's finances around.