Peter Matthews, editor of Firehouse.com, chats with Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about Firehouse Central, being held in Atlanta , Oct. 26 - 30, 2009.
The two discuss the wide-variety of offerings at this year's Firehouse Central, including the addition of Law Enforcement Expo Southeast. This public safety shows offers a variety of crossover training sessions, bring fire, EMS and law personnel into one room.
Listen to several 9-1-1 calls and fire department radio traffic from a two-alarm fire at the Bethel AME Church in Baltimore on July 1, 2009. Related Article
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Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews talks with Firehouse Expo Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about Firehouse Expo, being held in Baltimore, June 21 - 26, 2009.
Listen to the fireground radio traffic from the fire where Rescue Squad 3 and Engine 23 earned Firehouse Magazine Heroism & Community Service Unit Citations. The two crews teamed up to rescue a person trapped in a house fire. Related Links
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Firehouse.com talks with Fort Worth Fire Department Captain Larry Manasco and Jake Pennell, from Engine 22, about their actions as part of a Firehouse Heroism & Community Service Awards. Engines 3 and 22 were awarded a unit citation for their efforts in rescuing several residents of an apartment complex fire.
Then Lt. Larry Manasco, a Firehouse.com Contributing Editor, tells about the many challenges they faced when dispatched to a report of furniture on fire. Pennell talks about his actions as the first-arriving engineer and helping his crew get the duties taken care of.
Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews talks with Program Director Harvey Eisner and Group Show Manger Mary Velline about Firehouse World, that's to take place in San Diego in February.
Mary discusses the addition of EMS at Firehouse World. The new track of EMS classes also offers the opportunity to earn CEUs and the large exhibit floor features a dedicated area for EMS vendors.
Firehouse.com talks with the Worcester, MA, Fire Department Captain Kevin Maloney and Lieutenant John Daly about the activities planned for the ninth anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse fire that claimed the lives of six firefighters.
A full-day safety and survival seminar will be conducted on Dec. 3. At 5 p.m., Worcester firefighters will unveil a memorial wall dedicated to Lieutenant Thomas Spencer, Firefighters Timothy Jackson, Paul Brotherton, Jeremiah Lucey, James Lyons and Joseph McGuirk.
In this segment of the National Fire Protection Association Podcast, we focus on the Fire-Safe Cigarette (FSC) campaign. Already a majority of states have passed FSC legislation to require manufacturers to produce and market only cigarettes that adhere to an established fire safety performance standard.
NFPA President Jim Shannon answers questions about our organization's involvement in the FSC campaign and why the fire service played such a crucial role.
Firehouse.com offers an update on the upcoming Firehouse Central Conference, taking place in Las Vegas, Oct. 13-17. We talk with Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about the great education and networking opportunities offered at Firehouse Central.
The National Fire Sprinkler Association presents a panel discussion featuring Chief Billy Goldfeder, Chief Sean Decrane, the Home Safety Council's Meri-K Appy and Jeff Shapiro from the IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition. The NFSA's Shane Ray moderates the panel as the discuss the role fire sprinklers play in both firefighter and citizen safety.
