Firefighters and members of law enforcement work side by side, day in and day out. In 99% of cases, the relationships are respectful, even cordial. However, occasionally conflicts...
Jay K. Bradish reports that training in deploying handlines deep into large buildings let interior crews in an exposure quickly deploy an effective defense against a spreading...
Fire companies from throughout the region responded to the scene after 50 people were killed when a commuter aircraft crashed into a house in a suburb of Buffalo, NY, igniting...
Jay K. Bradish details how crews faced extreme cold and strong winds that caused ice to build up quickly on equipment and firefighters, making for a dangerous fire scene.
Firehouse Magazine asks fire service leaders to discuss ways to keep firefighters fit and healthy, on and off duty, with the goal of reducing health related fatalities and injuries...
Charles Werner provides an overview of the significant ways that computers are transforming the fire service in management, training, preparedness and response; plus the latest...
Politics meets performance in many different ways and plays out every day as fire departments strive to deliver service throughout the country. We all know how much impact elected...
It began more than a year earlier - initial discussions, concepts, exchanges of ideas and an open forum with key members of the Los Angeles Fire Department, including Deputy Chief...
This two-part column, which began in February, covers one of the most critical aspects of avoiding close calls: appropriate staffing on the first alarm. We opened by reviewing...
Last year, my two teenagers were with me in the car on the night of the Fourth of July. In most communities, nighttime on the Fourth of July is busy with fires and EMS calls. ...
There is always debate in the fire service. Maybe it's about the last fire we responded to, debating how we could have operationally done a better job. Sometimes, arguments go...
SUBJECT: Lifting Heavy Loads - Part 6 TOPIC: Safety When Lifting Heavy LoadsOBJECTIVE: Understand necessary safety considerations when lifting heavy loadsTASK: Given various scenarios...
There is an abundance of material written and spoken about the things firefighters do wrong. We are bombarded daily about omissions, corrections that need to be made to our behavior...
Eight years ago, I was a member of a panel of four response chiefs teaching a two-day battalion chiefs training program at a fire service conference. We had just finished an overview...
On Dec. 30, 2007, shortly before 6 P.M., Bonner Springs Police were dispatched on a report of a suicidal man who had cut himself with a knife and left the residence. When officers...
Over the past couple of years and, more recently, within the last six months, we have observed a confluence of thought from many fire service organizations. That thought is almost...
Rapid City is the second-largest city in South Dakota, with more than 69,000 residents. In addition to the resident population, Rapid City is also a major tourist destination ...
As we move further into the 21st century, the base of our financial support is, in many areas, under attack. This is unfortunate, as the need for our skills and talents remains...