One thing I've learned in 27 years of writing this column is that fire politics is not a game for the faint of heart. Nor is it a game for unskilled novices, who blunder ahead...
There is hardly a day that goes by without a few citizens' complaints coming across the city manager's desk. Whether they relate to trash pickups, overgrown lots or fire trucks...
SUBJECT:Safety Procedures When Working In or Near Moving Traffic TOPIC:Driver Responsibilities for Apparatus and Vehicle Positioning OBJECTIVE:Understand how apparatus and emergency...
Normally, we use this column for "close calls" involving actual emergency responses. That is the intent of this column and will continue to be. Unfortunately, though, we receive...
At one time or another we have all seen the newspaper headlines - "Firefighter Charged With Arson," "Firefighter Charged in Burglary," "Paramedic Pleads No Contest to Hit-and-...
The engine company is attempting to advance hoselines into a building. The rescue company is attempting to search for trapped victims. One byproduct of the fire is seriously hindering...
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) has adopted a strong zero-tolerance alcohol policy following a series of tragic incidents involving firefighters who had been...
Dec. 4, 1903: SALINA, KS - Flames broke out in the H.D. Lee wholesale grocery company around noon and spread throughout the structure and to the hardware company next door. The...
Fanned by Santa Ana winds, the wildfires in Southern California killed 20 people, including one firefighter, destroyed over 3,000 homes and forced the evacuation of thousands ...