October 2004

Kurt Bradley offers important tips to make the grant-writing process more effective, more productive and more successful for your fire department.

Larry Curl and Tim Wall suggest there is a “myth” surrounding the issue of recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters in this country.

Firehouse® Magazine presents its 16th annual compilation of statistics on America’s volunteer fire service.

Steve Meyer describes a fire that destroyed a landmark local food-processing facility and put 350 people out of work.

Bill Wade provides an initial assessment of the multi-agency search and rescue operations that followed Hurricane Charley’s rampage through the Florida community of Punta Gorda...

The morning of July 18, 1922, started as a beautiful day in New York City. The summer sun was just peeking over the top of the Manufacturer’s Transit Company’s seven-story warehouse...

The first issue to consider for the future is to remember the past. Our fire service past is one full of tradition. So full, in fact, that change in the fire service sometimes...

Oct. 1, 1904: SEVASTOPOL, RUSSIA – News reports detailed a raging fire that was being fought in an artillery ammunition magazine within the city. The Black Sea port on the Crimea...

On the cover of this issue, we present a scene from the funeral of Los Angeles Firefighter Jaime L. Foster, 25, who died in the line of duty in August 2004. She was the first ...

In mid-September 2003, Hurricane Isabel slammed into the Atlantic coast, leaving a path of destruction that extended from the Outer Banks of North Carolina and westward to the...

I don’t believe there is a fire officer anywhere (of any competency) who would neglect or fail to appreciate the value of a proper size-up when developing an incident action plan...

As a child I use to enjoy watching a cartoon called “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.” Rocky was a flying squirrel and Bullwinkle the moose was his sidekick. Each episode...

Each month, this column provides quick tips that help you and your firefighters learn how to use thermal imagers (TIs) more effectively. As we did in June, this month we will ...

SUBJECT:Deployable Rollbar SystemsTOPIC:Design and Operation of Deployable Rollbar SystemsOBJECTIVE:Identify the presence of and understand the operating features for deployable...

April 1994 – Two Memphis, TN, firefighters die in a high-rise fire. April 2001 – Two Syracuse, NY, firefighters are dragged unconscious from a commercial building fire. August...

Before starting this month’s fire case study, I want to make a few comments regarding “routine.” In the past few weeks, we have read about or even attended funerals for some wonderful...