Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the landmark report, America Burning. A must-read for fire service officials, America Burning brought together many of the brightest minds...
OCT. 1: BYRON, MI – A blaze later determined to be arson destroyed multiple businesses and apartments in two-story brick buildings. It began in a vacant apartment above one of...
Online UniversityColumbia Southern University (CSU), a completely online university, was established to meet the demand for alternatives to the traditional university experience...
As the implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 approaches, there are still many common misconceptions about what it is and what it does. This article examines four common myths...
This is part two of a report about a fire in Oconomowoc, WI, in which a firefighter narrowly escaped with his life. The close call occurred on Sunday, July 1, 2012, after the ...
The quick answer to this question is a resounding “NO.” You don’t need to respond to all “911” calls in an emergency fashion. The operative word in this question is all.The success...
When people think of firefighters, they often think about them running into burning buildings and risking their lives to save others. Movies and TV glamorize this aspect of the...
WESTERN TANEY COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTChief: Chris BerndtPersonnel: 87 career and volunteer firefightersStations: 12Apparatus: 3 engines, 7 engine tankers, 2 rescue engines...
A newspaper headline in Amarillo, TX, screams, “Catastrophic Ambulance Collision Lawsuit Settles for $12.5 Million.” Here’s the story behind that headline: A woman was admitted...
Fire Protection Research Foundation to Study Cooking-Related Fires Cooking equipment-related fires are the leading cause of U.S. fire loss, according to the National Fire Protection...
Firehouse App Wins Editorial AwardThe July issue of the Firehouse Limited Edition App was named Best B2B App (Editorial) at the recent min’s Editorial & Design Awards. The award...
The fire service is never short on issues that require our individual and collective time and attention. Throughout the year, fire service representatives work with various levels...
WASHINGTON, DC: DEC. 6, 1912 – Colonel Spencer Cosby of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the White House administrator and commissioner, announced to the other commissioners...
SUBJECT: Vehicle Telematics SystemsTOPIC: OnStar – Part 2OBJECTIVE: Responders will become familiar with how additional capabilities of the OnStar vehicle communications systemTASK...
We’ve talked about through-the-lock forcible entry before, but a recent discussion I had with a friend who is a deputy chief with the FDNY raised some issues that I’d like to ...
LOS ANGELES, CA, OCT. 9, 2012 – A fire in a three-story office building alongside the Hollywood Freeway damaged six businesses and sent one firefighter to the hospital. It took...
Let me begin by making a simple, but direct comment: If you are going to lead people, you must be able to train people. Everybody in positions of leadership, regardless of rank...
