Ann Benson Pond details an unusually wet and foggy morning on Interstate 80 in Wyoming that led to the biggest emergency response in the state’s history.
Dr. William F. Jenaway discusses the importance of focusing on the key issues a fire officer should consider when responding to limited-access highway incidents.
Bill May discusses the Atlanta Fire Department’s response to nearly 500 emergency calls as a result of Tropical Storm Ivan. Also, details on how the storm affected other areas...
Three California fire agencies have taken lessons from the mean streets by developing a new color-coding system. Bill Clayton and Mike Rohde discuss the system and its effects...
Robert Triozzi describes how a common interest in one another’s operations could help during a time of war through the Fire Rescue Development Program.
Photo courtesy of Bullard Photo 1 shows two images of the same scene. The fire has been knocked down, and firefighters are overhauling the ceiling. The image on the left shows...
Regardless of who the new Secretary of Homeland Security may be, the time is long overdue for a fire chief to be appointed to the rank of under secretary. At the very least a ...
Efforts are underway to come up with new titles for those who work in the emergency medical service profession. The new effort is called The National EMS Scope of Practice Model...
Being a firefighter can be hazardous, even if we’re doing things exactly the way we should. Firefighter safety is a critical element of the overall effectiveness of a fire department...
SUBJECT:NFPA 1670 Vehicle Rescue, Technician-level Skills and CompetenciesTOPIC:Advanced Hands-on Training Skill: Jacking and Shoring of a Side-Resting VehicleOBJECTIVE:Accomplish...
We’ve received several “small town” Close Calls that we’ll run consecutively this month and next. Together with photos, these drive home the fact that the “bad stuff” can and ...
Over the past year, I have been a staunch advocate – along with many other public safety organizations and representatives – of a plan to eliminate a serious radio interference...
I have been assigned to a truck company for most of my career in the New York City Fire Department. In 1994, however, I took a detail to drive the Safety Operating Battalion for...