July 2003

Responding to acts of terrorism will in many ways be unlike any other type of emergency response you have ever experienced. While many of the procedures typically used in fire...

Michael M. Dugan discusses why a truck company needs standard operating procedures to accomplish its basic tasks.

Firehouse® Magazine, Cygnus Expositions and their fire department partners showcase the skills being taught in the new Hands-On Training program.

Steve Meyer continues his focus on funding with ideas for maximizing resources.

Frank Viscuso’s new book is a compelling collection of true stories focusing on intense firegrounds and dramatic rescues by firefighters.

Firefighters are well aware that a burning building is a dangerous place where they must be constantly alert and follow well-established safety procedures. Unfortunately, many...

The "Big One" - defined in fire service terms as that response that will surpass all others in a lifetime. We in the fire service often talk about the "Big One" in terms of fires...

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This account is provided by a reader. Chief Goldfeder's comments follow. Our tower ladder company (quint) was dispatched to assist a neighboring community for a working building...

The fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® to share statistics. This month: the busiest engine and ladder companies and hazmat units.

Most terrorism experts agree, it is no longer a question of "if," it is now a question of "when" - when will suicide belt-bombers bring their brand of terrorism to the United ...

I have written a great deal over the past three years regarding the things that make a leader great. The thrust has been on the leader. But wait a minute. What good is a leader...

Question: Is there one organization, in particular, that has the strength and effectiveness to support my department's needs and its agenda while furthering those of the fire ...

When I was 8 years old, nearly every adult male figure in my life was a career firefighter. I can remember looking up at that bunch and saying something like, "When I grow up,...

SUBJECT:2003-04 Model Year VehiclesTOPIC:The 2003 Honda ElementOBJECTIVE:Identify the unique operating features and designs found on the 2003 Honda ElementTASK:Describe how each...

There are a lot of pressing financial needs in this country, but we will limit our comments here to the fire service's needs because of who we are and because of our fire audience...

Pat O'Kane is man who has spent most of his life working with his hands, but he will be known in the years to come as the man whose mind sparked the concept that will save so ...

July 2, 1903: BROOKLYN, NY - Shortly after 6 P.M., passengers on a crowded elevated subway train faced a rather harrowing experience. When one of the cars of the three-car train...