Rear Admiral (ret.) James Arden ("Jamie") Barnett Jr. is the chief of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. He oversees FCC...
On Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, a three-alarm fire destroyed the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Champaign, IL. The three-story brick-and-mortar structure, built in 1871, ...
Today's fire apparatus specifications are lengthy, hard to read and not easily understood. The specification-writing process has turned into a flamboyant affair with superfluous...
Part 43 At the scene of a fire in a three-story, wood-frame dwelling, the engine company is making a push into the attic to cut off the fire extension into this area. For some...
Fire apparatus that won't start, breaks down enroute to a call or, worst of all, fails at the scene of a fire can have catastrophic consequences. That's why having an apparatus...
It is January once again! Not only a time to adopt well-intentioned resolutions that we are likely to abandon before Valentine's Day, but also a time to step back and reflect ...
Having worked in St. Louis, MO, for 25 years and now in Memphis, TN, I can testify to how hot it gets in the summer months of July and August. I can remember days when the heat...
It is that time of year, the time when new resolutions are made with the intention of self-improvement. This month's column offers some resolutions that we all could make to help...
SUBJECT: Hybrid Vehicle Emergencies TOPIC: 2010 Model-Year Toyota Prius Gasoline-Electric Hybrid OBJECTIVE: Given a 2010-model Toyota Prius vehicle at a new-car dealership for...
As firefighters, unless you work in a metro downtown or inner-city area, odds are your most common structural fire involves the single-family dwelling. In addition to building...
In recent years, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), fire service organizations and local fire departments have increased their efforts to reduce the number of firefighter injuries...
Every year, the Worcester, MA, Fire Department hosts a ceremony at the site of the Dec. 3, 1999, Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire, but the most recent memorial service...
Welcome to the inaugural column for Telling It Like It Is. This column will be dedicated to honest discussion about the issues and events that confront the fire service today...
For those of you I have not met, my focus in life is in the field of risk management. You are familiar with this discipline as you are in a risk-centric occupation. Risk management...
A week before I wrote this editorial, a fire ripped through a nightclub in Perm, Russia, killing 113 people and injuring 121 others. The fire in the Lame Horse Nightclub began...