The fire starts on a sofa or in the wastepaper basket in the corner of a room. It grows exponentially, igniting the carpet, the curtains, the walls and other items. The room starts...
Volunteer fire service leaders have worked hard to protect the legal status of LOSAP (length-of-service award program) and similar plans that provide nominal compensation to volunteers...
I thought I was a little bit technically savvy, but I must have been under a shell somewhere. In the last couple of months, I have begun to realize how little I knew about how...
They have been so intense over the years that some have referred to them as "the sprinkler wars." Well-meaning and committed members of the fire service, advocacy groups, fire...
An important part of every fire officer's responsibilities involves teaching and training people to do their jobs properly. This is a difficult and challenging job, but one that...
Firefighting and hazardous materials responses have much in common when it comes to tactical approaches, and this is especially true as far as ventilation is concerned. The importance...
The box alarm at the abandoned bungalow on East Kirby Street was a typical fire in Detroit. Flames roared out of the upstairs windows as crews arrived shortly after 5 A.M. on ...
When I joined the fire service in the early 1970s, we were firemen. Then, with the advent of women joining our ranks, we became firefighters. Later, as we became more involved...
SUBJECT: Lifting Heavy Loads, Part 7 TOPIC: NFPA 1670 Technician-level Joint Fire/Rescue and Tow Truck Training OBJECTIVE: Rescue personnel shall become familiar with the application...
Part 1 - How Two Ohio Firefighters Were Killed in the Line of DutyOn Friday, April 4, 2008, Captain Robin Broxterman, 37 years old and a 17-year veteran career firefighter and...