On a cold February night, a passenger plane crashed into a Buffalo, NY, neighborhood killing all 49 on board and one person on the ground. In another case, a single engine Mooney...
LOS ANGELES, CA, SEPT. 14, 2012 – A major-emergency brushfire burned more than 90 acres in the Sepulveda Pass just east of the 405 Freeway and threatened the Bel-Air Canyon. The...
In August, I started a five-part series about knowing your crew and the four different social styles on your team, based on the Merrill/Reid Social Style Model. If you haven’t...
At one time or another, every public information officer (PIO) will have to give an interview to the news media. It is one of the main duties of a PIO. There are several types...
Many times in discussions with the public, I am asked whether I am a professional firefighter or a volunteer firefighter. I take exception to that, and politely explain to them...
Boot-Drying AccessoryRAM AIR GEAR DRYER has introduced a boot-drying accessory for its 4-IHT model. The boot dryer fits into one of the four drying ports and can dry eight boots...
Those who follow national news at all have heard about the looming “fiscal cliff.” Without some action soon on the part of Congress, it is widely projected that the economy could...
I challenge you to finish reading this column, and then turn to your computer, go to Google’s search engine, click on the tab at the top that says, “News” and do a search using...
Many of the installments of this series refer to the new challenges that have been placed upon the fire service and, more specifically, how to pay for those services. Many government...
“One civilian fatality, seven firefighters injured, Mayday and the rescue of a lost, unconscious firefighter, complete building loss...” Firefighters in Oconomowoc, WI, are breathing...
Proud to Wear PinkThe Deltona, FL, Fire Department joined fire departments throughout the country in the “Proud to Wear Pink” campaign to show support and bring awareness to breast...
Marion Body Works President Dies in CrashJames M. Simpson, 51, the president and chief executive officer of Marion Body Works, was killed in a motor vehicle crash on Oct. 4.Simpson...
I’ll never forget that morning. It was a cold day in February. As I drove to the fire station to report for duty, I smelled it – that unmistakable smell of a structure fire. It...
Force 6FORCE 6 Swift Water RescueTec PFD (personal floatation device) is a UL-listed and United States Coast Guard-approved Type 5 Professional Swiftwater Rescue PFD. The RescueTec...
KNOX CITY, TX: NOV. 1, 1912 – Just after midnight, a fire started in a frame building where oil was stored. The flames rapidly spread to three small frame buildings that quickly...
On Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, a three-alarm fire destroyed the historic Swift Textile Manufacturing Co. mill in downtown Columbus, GA. Despite challenges involving water supplies...
Greg Gorbett spends unmeasured hours building scale-model rooms, complete with furniture and fixtures. He then judiciously stacks wood cribbing inside and burns his creations....
The November issue of Firehouse® is typically our Apparatus Issue, focusing on the most important piece of equipment in the firefighting arsenal. Whether the incident is a fire...
