VENTURA COUNTY, CA, MAY 1, 2013 – A Ventura County Fire Department/Sheriff Department helicopter makes a water drop in Hidden Valley behind million-dollar homes on Protrero Canyon...
On Feb. 24, 2012, seven Prince George’s County, MD, firefighters were injured during a fire in a single-family dwelling fire on 57th Avenue in Riverdale Heights.
“Powerhouse Fire”As predicted, hot, dry weather helped to spur on a large wildfire in Los Angeles County, CA, near Green Valley. Started near the Department of Water and Power...
Aerial PlatformKME has introduced the 102-foot AerialCat Platform, offering the shortest wheelbase and overall lengths and lowest travel heights in the industry. The new platform...
As we were deciding which incidents to cover in Firehouse®, the past several weeks have been chock full of fires, disasters, explosions, building collapses and weather-related...
Thermal imagers are continually becoming more common in firefighting operations and the list of applications for which the devices are being used continues to grow. From search...
VALENCIA, PA: JULY 3, 1913 – Five children were killed as a fire that was caused by an overheated stove swept through their home. The children, ages 11 years to 9 months, were...
SUBJECT: Electric Plug-In VehiclesTOPIC: Challenges of Floorpan-mounted High-voltage BatteriesOBJECTIVE: Understand procedures necessary for dealing with an electric plug-in vehicle...
Fire Officials Selected for Harvard ProgramU.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell has announced that four senior fire officials will receive fellowships to attend the Harvard...
Congratulations to Daniel Byrne on an excellent article “Global Lessons: Bringing Fire Prevention Home” posted on Firehouse.com. I have been preaching the “gospel” of fire prevention...
Hose should not be arbitrarily thrown wherever space allows. Instead, slow down and think about the positioning of the hose. The term “staging hose” implies that the hose is placed...
So far in this series, we have discussed how to properly prepare ourselves through training and pre-planning. We reviewed how to perform a thorough and accurate size-up and a ...
This question is a continuation of last month’s discussion about fire-based EMS. While it is widely considered a best practice by efficiency consultants to benchmark and compare...
It’s summertime again, and summer means more fun things to do. In keeping with the summer tradition of having fun, it’s time to look at some new terms that are making their way...
Times aren’t easy in Washington, DC, these days when it comes to maintaining federal support for issues that are critical to the fire service in the United States. For that matter...
The images have become iconic: A firefighter wrestles with a news photographer who refuses to stop taking pictures of the treatment of a patient. A police officer arrests a cameraman...
During the past few months, there has been a spirited national discussion about healthcare and the leading causes of obesity in adults across the country. No matter which side...