Firefighter Safety Magazine Articles

  • Close Calls

    Firehouse® Magazine readers and contributing editors team up to tell survivors’ stories of dangerous fireground experiences.

    Article • October 31st, 2001

  • Close Calls

    Firehouse® Magazine readers and contributing editors team up to tell survivors’ stories of dangerous fireground experiences.

    Article • October 1st, 2001

  • From The Officer’s Seat: The Rapid Intervention Rope Bag - Part 3

    Mark J. McLees outlines ways in which the rapid intervention rope can be used to remove a downed firefighter from a roof.

    Article • October 1st, 2001

  • Close Calls

    Firehouse® Magazine readers and contributing editors team up to tell survivors’ stories of their close calls on the fireground.

    Article • September 1st, 2001

  • Fire And Explosions

    By request of the author, this article is not available online

    Article • September 1st, 2001

  • Rapid Intervention: What Is It?

    Recently, firefighters were killed at incidents where rapid intervention teams (RITs) were on the scene. The incidents in Passaic, NJ, and Phoenix are not the topic of this article, only the backdrop scenery. The fire service has embraced the need to...

    Article • August 1st, 2001

  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Teams Up To Save Lives

    LaVerne Guillen describes how a fire department has become a vital link in the successful treatment of venomous snakebites.

    Article • August 1st, 2001

  • Close Calls

    Firehouse® Magazine readers and contributing editors team up to tell survivors’ stories of their close calls on the fireground.

    Article • August 1st, 2001

  • Why Are We Dying?

    It's with a real heavy heart that I continue to review the stream of line-of-duty-death notifications that pass through my computer. My review of the statistics indicates that more than 50 firefighters died during the first six months of 2001. The...

    Article • August 1st, 2001

  • The FDNY’s Continuing Efforts To Increase Safety & Improve Leadership

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    Article • July 1st, 2001

  • Expect The Unexpected: An Electrified House

    Harry Loud describes an unusual incident and how firefighters brought it to a successful conclusion.

    Article • June 1st, 2001

  • Ceiling Collapse

    By request of the author, this article is not available online

    Article • May 1st, 2001

  • Building Construction: Warning Signs For Firefighters

    Every day, firefighters across this country respond to structure fires. Sadly, many of them don't fully understand the problem to which they are responding. Photo by Michael L. Smith These old buildings differ in height but are...

    Article • May 1st, 2001

  • Operations At Scenes Of Violence: Spotlight On Organizational Safety

    Ron Mondragon outlines a growing danger confronting fire and EMS personnel and methods of training responders to be prepared.\

    Article • March 31st, 2001

  • Collapse! Detroit, New York City, Baltimore

    A compilation of fireground emergencies involving three big-city departments, followed by "Incident Command At A Building Collapse" by Michael L. Smith.

    Article • February 28th, 2001