On the Cover
First-due firefighters from Cincinnati Engine 31 operate a handline into a well-involved vacant 2.5-story house. Firefighters were preparing to enter the structure and were donning hoods, facemasks and helmets when the fire suddenly blew out the front door and windows. One firefighter opened the hoseline to knock down the fire. A second alarm was requested upon arrival. Fifty firefighters extinguished the fire in about 45 minutes. The fire occurred on Nov. 12, 2000.
Dedication
This month's Firehouse® is dedicated to EMT Betty King Dennis, 54, of the Fire and Rescue Association Inc. of Centerville, NC; Firefighter Donald L. Franklin, 42, of the FDNY; Firefighter William L. Thompson, 21, of the Hillsboro, KY, Volunteer Fire Department; Operator James Henry Haigler, 44, of the Sanford, NC, Fire Department; Firefighter Johnny McKinley, 54 of the Pine Hill, AL, Volunteer Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, January 2001; and Firefighter Bret Tarver, 41, of the Phoenix Fire Department, who died in the line of duty, March 2001.
