Firehouse® Magazine provides photo coverage of ceremonies that took place in New York City and Washington, D.C., to honor America’s fallen firefighters.
Firehouse® presents the extraordinary stories of FDNY firefighters who were on the scene and operating in different areas following the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Rudy Eversburg details the response by the Arlington County, VA, Fire Department to the Pentagon after the 9/11 terrorist attack, citing specific actions and decisions that came...
John Huff and Larry Collins describe one of the most challenging deployments ever undertaken by FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Task Forces.Article Available Online Soon!
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur describe ways in which proper planning in the design phase will assist fire departments in specifying the components on a new engine.
Nearing the end of his first year as head of the U.S. Fire Administration, the nation’s highest-ranking fire official reviews accomplishments and looks at what’s ahead for America...
The stumbling investigation over what went wrong inside America's intelligence and law enforcement agencies prior to the 9/11 terrorist attacks may seem irrelevant to firefighters...
SUBJECT:Seatbelt PretensionersTOPIC:Using Seatbelt Pretensioners for Patient AssessmentOBJECTIVE:Explain how a seatbelt pretensioner system can be used at a crash scene to assist...
Life is interesting, and life in the fire service is even more interesting than most. We comprise a combination of diverse organizations that together form the "American Fire...
"This is 911. What is your emergency?" "My prescription ran out and I want an ambulance to take me to the hospital to get it refilled." "What is your address, sir? We are sending...
In the last installment of Emergency Vehicle Operations "Back to Basics" we reviewed rules surrounding some of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards as they...