SUBJECT: Airbags TOPIC: Roof Airbag Stored Gas InflatorsOBJECTIVE: Given a late-model vehicle at a crash scene equipped with undeployed roof airbags, the rescuer will be able ...
John G. Dahms, Richard A. Mueller and David F. Peterson propose strategies for dealing with fire service leaders who can and do inflict terror on members.
Larry Patin and Jonathan Riffe explain why changing the culture of the fire service, individual stations and departments is necessary in "Mayday!" situations.
While many political leaders and economists are reluctant to publicly use the "R" word, it seems pretty clear that this country is in a "recession." For months now, it has been...
Ted Williams was one of the great hitting baseball players to ever live - and may someday come back to life. At least that is what some are betting on. According to accounts, ...
On April 23, 2007, a three-alarm fire that was deliberately set destroyed an office building that was under construction in Jeffersonville, IN. The two-story building was constructed...
One of the great things about thermal imagers is that, for the most part, they are fairly easy to understand. As you look around the dayroom at the firehouse without your thermal...
Sometimes, moving around with hydraulic rescue tool components can be a task. Taking the generator, "Jaws," cutters and rams over any length of terrain can be burdensome. So two...
The Mobile, AL, Fire-Rescue Department has a new firefighter on its team. He's short, green and his breath is a fire hazard. "Dusty the Spectacular Smoke Smeller" Dragon is Fire...
31The number of 2008 firefighter line-of-duty deaths at deadline.Once again, we take great pleasure in congratulating the honorees and all the personnel nominated in the Firehouse...
LONDON, ENGLAND: April 3, 1908 - Fire destroyed the Somerville House on the grounds of the Harrow School at Harrow-on-the-Hill, 10 miles northwest of London. The house had accommodated...
