Jay K. Bradish reports on a suspicious early-morning fire that destroyed a historic mill in East Rochester, NH, and challenged firefighters with extreme radiant heat.
Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur discuss the purchase of a new apparatus as compared to basketball: both need written guidelines that all personnel understand in all positions. But...
Who's Going to Perform Our Critical Functions in the Future?There are two extremely critical questions that more people in the fire service should be asking: Who is going to perform...
"I want to tell you today that the Hometown Heroes Act will be fully implemented. This program will be administrated the way it was intended to be administrated."Those emphatic...
Before we get to this month's Close Call, a word of appreciation and cautious optimism: We (along with 7,000 other firefighters and firefighter families) attended the 26th annual...
"M other-May-I?" is a children's game that some of you might have played in your younger days. One child plays the "mother" role and the other children stand on the other side...
After a long absence (about 28 years' worth), it has been great to return to Washington, DC and once again put on a DC firefighter's uniform. After I completed six years of service...
SUBJECT: Volvo XC 90TOPIC: Dual Roof Airbag SystemOBJECTIVE: Given a scenario involving a Volvo XC 90 vehicle collision, the rescuer will develop department procedures for dealing...
Recently, first responders have been blasted in the news — and perhaps justifiably so. Some of the headlines: "Ambulance Driver Charged with DUI, with Patient Aboard"; "Autopsies...
I received an e-mail from a firefighter in Canada:I have a question for you. Following the rekindle of a fire in an apartment building, a question arose over the use of the thermal...
