"Unbelievable" was the word most often used to describe the gruesome crash site of the Metro Rail accident in Washington, DC, on Monday, June 22, 2009. The daily commuter homebound...
The most common request I receive from around the world is assistance with thermal imager training. There is a shortage of reliable, unbiased training material on the market and...
Fire Prevention Week 2009 is coming around very soon (Oct. 4-10). How many fire departments are truly prepared to take advantage of this opportunity and impact their community...
Are you angry yet? I'm beginning to fume. It seems to be open season on the fire-EMS service. First, it is the ongoing firefighter job cuts throughout the United States. Next,...
SUBJECT: Advanced Steel TOPIC: Extrication Challenges of Advanced Steel in Vehicles: Part 4 OBJECTIVE: The rescuer will understand and explain the capabilities and limitations...
We are receiving more and more close calls reports related to fires in single-family dwellings — and it should be no wonder, as that is the most common structural fire fought ...
At a recent seminar, the class was engaged in a discussion concerning the characteristics, traits and behaviors they most value in their leaders. They eventually described what...
Congratulations. You've just been placed in a new position of responsibility in your fire department. Maybe you underwent an extensive period of studying, promotional examinations...
HILLSDALE MANOR, NJ: Aug. 1, 1909 — The fire alarm sounded at noon, sending Hillsdale and Park Ridge volunteer fire department members from seats in church. The reported location...
This is the third column in a series devoted to addressing the number-one cause of death in firefighters: cardiovascular disease. In the previous column, the high physical exertion...
Judging by the headlines on this page, it seems like no city or town in the U.S. is safe from money trouble. People in the private sector have been and continue to be laid off...
On Thursday, July 24, 2008, a three-alarm fire destroyed a portion of a commercial building in historic downtown Spokane. The three-story structure, known as the Joel Building...
When Jim Clack decided it was time to change jobs, the former Minneapolis, MN, fire chief applied to the Baltimore City, MD, Fire Department. He brought with him 22 years of experience...
Whether you're starting college for the first time or returning to college after many years, the decision to go to school represents a giant step forward in your professional ...
"And down the stretch they come!" The most famous words in horse racing are never more exciting than during a home-stretch run at Belmont Park with a Triple Crown at stake. Belmont...