10-03-2002
Massachusetts Town Tests Emergency Preparedness and Response - DARCY HAWES
The drill will simulate the collision of a MBTA commuter rail train and a CSX cargo train.
10-03-2002
Greek Firefighters Train In New York
- RICK COSTA
12 Professional Firefighters from Athens, Greece came to the Monroe County to the Northeast Fire Training Center on the week of September 20, 2002
07-26-2002
When Would You Call Mayday-Mayday-Mayday? - BURTON A. CLARK
Hopefully you will never need to call mayday for yourself, or any other firefighter.
But you need to be prepared to do so because your life may depend on this single decision.
05-01-2002
Whats Behind The Smoke - PATRICK J. LAVIN
It's three in the morning and you receive an automatic alarm for a commercial building
in your district. While responding, you are thinking of the area the call is in and what
kind of commercial buildings there are in this area.
02-22-2002
Finding a 'Hidden' Fire - CHARLES BAILEY
Early one February afternoon one engine and one truck were dispatched for alarm bells
at a four-story hotel. While the first units were approaching the scene the assignment
was upgraded to a box-alarm for reported smoke in the building.
10-15-2001
"MAYDAY - MAYDAY - MAYDAY" - BURTON A. CLARK
These must be the most frighting three words that can be heard over the fire ground radio.
Everyone who hears the call knows that what was a public emergency, which we the fire
department came to solve, has now become an emergency for us.