April 2007

Paul J. Antonellis Jr. presents a case study of a partnership between a college and the National Fire Academy.

Firehouse Magazine proudly presents our annual Heroism & Community Service Awards program, the largest of its kind in the fire-rescue service.

Peter Matthews covers the second nationwide conference focused on reducing and preventing firefighter fatalities.

Michael L. Donahue outlines a 12-step program for improving the health and safety of fire investigators working amid potential hazards. The safety and health of fire investigators...

John J. Salka Jr. provides training on a basic, yet vitally important piece of equipment will save a firefighter’s life.

Joseph Martinez describes the creation of Mexico’s first urban search and rescue team.

Dominic Colletti reviews and offers solutions to common priming problems.

Charles Werner interviews the departing executive director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

Jay K. Bradish reports on a multi-alarm fire that involved frozen hydrants, a water shortage and two smoke explosions.

Coverage of a fiery collision on an interstate highway; plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."

Mark Emery explains why fire-rescue commanders should maintain teams of at least two personnel.

Tom Shand and Michael Wilbur review several fire departments’ efforts to detail the design criteria for their new rigs.

In 1990, the Yonkers Fire Department recognized the need for a special unit to respond to the rising numbers of hazardous materials incidents.

Charles Werner examines the impact that devastating fires had on the Virginia settlement four centuries ago.

Local fire departments can and should continue to conduct their own investigations, but outside help is needed.

The ability to protect exposures will be in direct proportion to the distance between the exposure and the fire buildings.

Mayday training definitely helped me in this situation and I have a new respect for these trainings.

Approximately 90% of career fire departments and many combination and volunteer fire departments provide some form of EMS delivery in their communities.

On Dec. 19, 2006, a wildland fire supervisor employed by the U.S. Forest Service was charged with manslaughter in Washington State for the July 2001 deaths of four firefighters...

The fact remains that the fire service has the responsibility to itself and its constituencies to make certain that the public is aware it is fulfilling its mission.

This article looks at two simple yet effective manual techniques for pedal movement: pedal pull or pedal lift.

Even where facilities have dedicated call-taking and dispatch personnel, it is rare that a dispatcher is assigned to a single incident.

Rather than hiring high school students and attempting to place them in various divisions and sections of the department, we took a different approach.

To successfully use a TI in overhaul, you must know how all the options on your TI function, as well as how to make comparisons.