March 2002

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Each and every year, too many firefighters are killed or injured on the fireground. The average number killed is in the neighborhood of 100 a year. Factoring in the data that ...

The good news is that the President's budget for the 2003 fiscal year calls for $3.5 billion to be spent on support of first responders as part of the Homeland Security defense...

A survivor shares dangerous fireground experiences and details what was learned from them.

Michael Garlock interviews fire chiefs and others who share the lessons they learned when their communities suffered the effects of deadly tornadoes.

John G. Riker outlines a strategic approach designed to assist the instructor in the delivery of fire training.

Dennis Compton describes an effort that is underway to unite the fire safety community with traditional (and not so traditional) partners in an effort to better protect those ...

R.G. Gillis reports from the scene of an incident that presented life-threatening situations to firefighters and trapped tenants.