August 1999

Paul Hashagen takes a tongue-in-cheek peek at the action 100 years from now.

The year is 1969. It's a typical hot summer night around 1 o'clock in the morning. A teenager who has had one too many beers is on his way home from a party, driving his new Corvette...

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There's no doubt that the fire-rescue service will see amazing technical advances in the first 25 years of the new millennium, but it's more difficult to forecast what the political...

Charles Werner provides an update on what’s available at Firehouse.com, the premier fire and emergency services website attracting thousands of visitors every day.

Christopher Palmisano reviews the training being given to firefighters and other emergency responders who protect America's railroads and passengers.

Bill Tricarico outlines sound loss-control procedures to assure financial integrity and accountability.

Dr. John A Granito and Dr. Harry E. Hickey describe the Insurance Services Office Inc.'s process for grading the protection provided by America's fire departments.

Aaron Mattson describes the efforts of rescuers to save a small child who fell into a 25-foot-deep well.

Graduates of the prestigious Harvard Fellowship and National Fire Academy Executive Fire Oficer programs will lead the fire service into the new millennium.

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Firehouse® provides a state-by-state listing of the deadliest fire in each state in this century.

John A. Calderone selects a few of his favorite apparatus, as well as some unusual and innovative pieces that have protected our country from 1910 to the present.

Francis L. Brannigan, SFPE Fellow, points out that new hazards are added to firefighting, but all the old ones remain.

Dennis L. Rubin grades some longtime contributors on their ability to predict the future.

Charles Werner suggests ways in which forthcoming technological advances will help the fire service.

A sampling of fire-rescue service leaders offer their opinions and previews of the new millennium.

Harry R. Carter, Ph.D., looks at how much has changed in the fire service in the past quarter century and what may lie ahead for the fire service.

Dennis L. Rubin shares predictions, forecasts, personal views and beliefs on where our business will be in 2025.

Meri-K Appy and Dennis Compton tap the collective minds of experienced people in various segments of the emergency-response profession to assess the future of the fire service...

Aug. 3, 1899: GRODNO, Russia - The western part of this local capital was destroyed by fire. A temporary military hospital and numerous public and private buildings were virtually...