Firehouse Magazine

After many months of effort, the fire department’s apparatus committee was given the go-ahead to prepare specifications to replace Engine 3, a 1985-vintage, 1,250-gpm pumper that had provided many...

This question is particularly challenging because of its connotation that a certain response time may be legally defendable. To the best of our knowledge, there is no law that defines or establishes...

Over the past two decades, there has been a large focus on physical fitness as a way to improve firefighter health and reduce injuries. While this approach has had some success, firefighters are still...

A federal appeals court has rejected a claim made by the survivors of a Baltimore City, MD, firefighter killed in a training exercise that her civil rights were violated. However, the decision says...

Barry Furey explains the critical role that dispatchers and communications centers play during active-shooter events. They play an important role in firefighter safety through the collection and...

The duties of a first-responding incident commander at a major fire are well documented. In many instances, that person’s experience and skill in bringing fires under control eliminate the need...

For years, fire departments were simply reactive response organizations that went out when “the bell” rang. We took the same amount of equipment and number of people to every run, no matter how...

It’s easy to assume that what happens with the fire service and government where we live is what’s happening everywhere. That may not be true. I just spent a month reviewing articles in...

One critical element in your preparation to be an effective incident commander comes from the world of management, where you must be able to weigh facts, evaluate circumstances and make effective...

LIDO BEACH, NY, JULY 20, 2012 – The Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department responded to a working house fire. Lines were advanced into the house as firefighters searched for any trapped victims...

COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY has announced that the winner of the CSU/Arizona Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA) annual scholarship is Battalion Chief Frank Ricci of the Casa Grande, AZ, Fire Department...

Compact Thermal Imager BULLARD has introduced the Eclipse LD, a compact, high-performance thermal imager equipped with a state-of-the-art thermal imaging engine and the latest liquid crystal display...