Roberta Mersch details a university program tailored to firefighters and presents a case study of David Foster, chief of DeKalb County, GA, Fire and Rescue Department.
For years, the fire service has collected data on fire fatalities. Through the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), we now have at our fingertips all kinds of important...
This account is provided by a reader. Chief Goldfeder’s comments follow: Just after midnight, our police department received a telephone call from our sheriff’s department in ...
Frequently, I am called by attorneys asking me to review cases involving lawsuits they are handling. After hearing some preliminary information over the telephone, I will decide...
It looks as if the federal FIRE Act grant program will survive for the next few years and be funded at somewhere between $500 million and $900 million annually. Though its final...
Elizabeth Friszell reports on The Mobile Command and Communications Vehicle placed in service by District of Columbia Fire & Rescue and conducts a Q&A with apparatus executive...
C. Suzanne “Sue” Mencer discusses her role as director of the Office of Domestic Preparedness and the changes within ODP in an interview conducted by Charles Werner.
Rob G. Hough IV reports on the events that occurred on Feb. 12, 2004, when the Mount Morris Fire Protection District received a report of a structure fire at an elementary school...
For the 23rd year, the fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse® Magazine to share and compare statistics. Part 3 features the pay scales and the busiest ambulances, chiefs...
John Newell discusses the operation of hoselines from standpipes at high-rise fires. Success will depend on pre-incident planning of the standpipe systems in buildings and good...
Curtis S.D. Massey defines the importance of having a plan that can answer any question about a building and its systems, including how to get around, how to cut things off and...
