March 2008

I was in my firehouse the other day when I received a phone call to turn on the TV and watch "CNN Headline News." The upper floors and roof of the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino ...

John Schilling and Jay K. Bradish report on a four-alarm fire at which defensive operations kept flames away from a bulkchemical tank farm and eliminated nearly all of the environmental...

Jay K. Bradish describes a multi-alarm hazmat emergency.

Jay K. Bradish discusses operations at a fire in an unoccupied building that was being converted to a commercial occupancy.

Coverage of a multi-alarm fire in a carpet company that was caused by faulty wiring; plus the latest "Hot Spots on the Web."

Mark Emery continues a series on fire station success based on Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.When the time comes to clear out the locker, wouldn't you like to know that...

Kimberly Alyn suggests that as you acquire more responsibility and leadership, more is required of you in regard to accountability.

Firehouse Magazine invites a cross-section of fire officers to participate in a roundtable discussion about public education and fire prevention programs.

Raymond Basri, MD, outlines how to create a cost-effective health and wellness program for firefighters.

Quinn MacLeod contends that while firefighting is more hazardous than ever, risk-management protocols have been slow to evolve to make it safer.

Dominic Colletti discusses human error as it relates to preparing for and conducting structural live-fire training.

It is good to report that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made genuine progress in implementing the Hometown Heroes Survivors' Benefits Act. They are clearing up the backlog...

Many renovated buildings replace wood and masonry structural elements with steel. The replacement of heavy wooden roof and floor joists with the lighter steel open-web bar-truss...

The June 2007 deaths of nine brother firefighters in Charleston, SC, once again reminds us of the dangers of the job we have. Each of us copes differently with the knowledge of...

SUBJECT: Vehicle Rescue Scene SafetyTOPIC: Patient Protection GuidelinesOBJECTIVE: Review practices and procedures for patient protection at vehicle rescue scenes.TASK: The rescue...

At a recent meeting with a fire department, a fire chief proudly announced to me, "We do EMS." The fire chief left the room and the meeting progressed with his command staff.As...

Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri and is in the northwest corner of the state at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers. The city encompasses 319 square miles...

115 That's the preliminary number released by the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) for line-of-duty deaths in 2007. While that number may change as more details are determined,...

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The first two installments in this series on America's biggest fire problem — fires in residential occupancies — addressed ways to develop an effective and comprehensive "fire...

You and I live in truly trying times. It is the age of instant gratification and the quick fix, but I want you to know that there are no quick fixes when it comes to leading people...

Supervision and leadership are two of the most common subjects of discussion among firefighters and officers at conferences and around the firehouse kitchen table. Supervision...

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