September 2007

Ed Comeau of Campus Firewatch discusses fire safety at off-campus houses in colleges and universities.

Peter Matthews details the massive firefighting and rescue operations at the collapse of a bridge in Minnesota.

Jay K. Bradish reports on fire in a townhouse that nearly claimed the lives of two volunteer firefighters; Plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."

For the 26th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of the Firehouse Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department activity levels, funding, ...

Harvey Eisner interviews Ray Reed, former chairman, NFPA Technical Committee on Respiratory Protection Equipment, and asks questions related to the new NFPA Standard 1981 - Open...

Harvey Eisner interviews Robert Athanas, member, NFPA Technical Committee on Electronic Safety Equipment, and asks questions related to the new NFPA Standard 1982 - Personal Alert...

Firehouse Magazine has invited manufacturers of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) to discuss the new National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1981 Standard.

The "Zaca Fire" began accidentally 15 miles northeast of Buellton on the morning of July 4 and by presstime had burned more than 200,000 acres.

Joseph DeWolf describes how he is working with his department to educate residents - new and old - of the fire dangers that are present in the wildland/urban interface to help...

As the fire service brotherhood, and even the nation, still comes to grips with the tragedy, the disaster in Charleston, SC, reminded me how dangerous commercial fires can be....

Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews interviews Charles Parent, the 10th superintendent of the New Orleans, LA, Fire Department.

Regrettably, this column has to be another report on the fire service's running battle with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over its failure to properly implement the Hometown...

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Flashover, backdraft and smoke explosions. All hazards to firefighters — sometimes predictable, sometimes not, but we have to know what some "warning signs" may be. This month...

When I went to paramedic school in 1978, my entire paramedic schooling consisted of 600 hours of training. Those 600 hours included not only classroom time, but clinical hours...

SUBJECT: Airbag Update 2007 and 2007½ Model YearOBJECTIVE: Understand unique safety considerations involving specific 2007 and 2007½ model year vehicles mentioned in this update...

On July 31, 2007, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made a monumental decision and voted in favor of setting aside additional 700-MHz radio spectrum for a public safety...