By the time you read this editorial, Election Day will be over. Whoever the winners are in the national, state and local elections, the fire service once again must meet with ...
Nov. 2, 1904: BROOKLYN, NY – Ten firemen were overcome as they battled a deep-seated fire in a 40-ton stack of hay inside a building at the corner of Newkirk Avenue and East 11th...
Jay K. Bradish describes how repeated training on the incident command system was critical to successfully managing a large incident and the extensive mutual aid resources needed...
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur discuss tool and equipment layouts on ladder trucks and how you can set up your rig to be more efficient on the fireground while making your truck...
The NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program continues to present its investigations of firefighter line-of-duty deaths to formulate recommendations for...
Richard J. Blatus and Thomas J. Richardson describe what type of information a chief expects from company officers upon his or her arrival on an incident scene.
Hollywood finally has made a movie that realistically portrays the excitement, the challenge and the dangers of firefighting. “Ladder 49” shows firefighters as they really are...
As each of you and all of us at Firehouse® work together to reduce firefighter injuries and deaths, some challenges are more difficult than others. This month, we will focus on...
Many fire service professionals are grappling with the high number of accidents occurring that involve emergency apparatus. We can all agree that such accidents have a significant...
“I want to appreciate the time when moments are made into memories; I want to embrace them and cherish them and never forget they come so few and far between; I know that wherever...
On Sunday, May 23, 2004 at 6:02 A.M., the Sullivan County, NY, E911 Center received an emergency call that a full-sized charter bus had overturned in a stream at the intersection...
Many fire departments and rescue teams are adopting either one of two rescue evolutions when front-seat occupants are trapped during a collision. It seems that the original evolution...
