Through the Smoke LIVE at Firehouse World
Fire Recruit Death, Civilian Fatalities and Firefighters Body Scanning
There are numerous extremely "hot" issues going on in our fire service right now. First and foremost, the tragic and shocking Line of Duty Death of a Fire Recruit in Baltimore City that is on everyone's mind. Along with that, there are the on going apparatus safety issues (and major changes in the horizon) to the very significant numbers of civilian fire death...and of course, the recent firefighter LODD's.
The fire service plate is VERY full right now........
Join Through The Smoke Host Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder with his guests, Philadelphia, PA Deputy Chief Bill Shouldis, Battalion Chief Mark Emery, Woodinville (WA) Fire & Life Safety and joining us once again, FDNY's Captain Mike Dugan and Lt. Mike Wilbur with their great perspective "live" from FIREHOUSE WORLD in San Diego (recorded on 2-28-07) for discussions on these issues....and a few more......
LINKS FOR THIS WEEKS EPISODE
• BALTIMORE CITY PRELIMINARY REPORT RECRUIT FF LINE OF DUTY DEATH (PDF)
• FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED FOR BODY SCAN STUDY
• 2005 PHILADELPHIA CIVILIAN FATALITY STUDY (PDF)
• PHILADELPHIA FIREFIGHTERS FIRE PREVENTION MUSIC VIDEO: "TAKE IT OUTSIDE"
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About the Author
Billy Goldfeder
BILLY GOLDFEDER, EFO, who is a Firehouse contributing editor, has been a firefighter since 1973 and a chief officer since 1982. He is deputy fire chief of the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department in Ohio, which is an ISO Class 1, CPSE and CAAS-accredited department. Goldfeder has served on numerous NFPA and International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) committees. He is on the board of directors of the IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.