Don’t make no waves, don’t back no losers.” That’s the advice a Chicago alderman once gave to a political science professor who asked him for the secret to success in politics...
Before starting this month’s fire case study, I want to make a few comments regarding “routine.” In the past few weeks, we have read about or even attended funerals for some wonderful...
April 1994 – Two Memphis, TN, firefighters die in a high-rise fire. April 2001 – Two Syracuse, NY, firefighters are dragged unconscious from a commercial building fire. August...
SUBJECT:Deployable Rollbar SystemsTOPIC:Design and Operation of Deployable Rollbar SystemsOBJECTIVE:Identify the presence of and understand the operating features for deployable...
Each month, this column provides quick tips that help you and your firefighters learn how to use thermal imagers (TIs) more effectively. As we did in June, this month we will ...
As a child I use to enjoy watching a cartoon called “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.” Rocky was a flying squirrel and Bullwinkle the moose was his sidekick. Each episode...
I don’t believe there is a fire officer anywhere (of any competency) who would neglect or fail to appreciate the value of a proper size-up when developing an incident action plan...
In mid-September 2003, Hurricane Isabel slammed into the Atlantic coast, leaving a path of destruction that extended from the Outer Banks of North Carolina and westward to the...
On the cover of this issue, we present a scene from the funeral of Los Angeles Firefighter Jaime L. Foster, 25, who died in the line of duty in August 2004. She was the first ...
Oct. 1, 1904: SEVASTOPOL, RUSSIA – News reports detailed a raging fire that was being fought in an artillery ammunition magazine within the city. The Black Sea port on the Crimea...
The first issue to consider for the future is to remember the past. Our fire service past is one full of tradition. So full, in fact, that change in the fire service sometimes...
The morning of July 18, 1922, started as a beautiful day in New York City. The summer sun was just peeking over the top of the Manufacturer’s Transit Company’s seven-story warehouse...