In late July, USA Today published a series of articles on emergency medical services in the United States. Most of three-part series focused on the 50 most populous cities and...
Robert M. Winston begins this series on wildfire academies throughout the countries with a look at structural and wildland firefighters training together.
There is a lot to report this month from Capitol Hill on three bills of vital interest to the fire-rescue service: the FIRE Act grant program, the SAFER (Staffing for Adequate...
I have been a student of labor-management relations for many years, initially as a union leader, then a manager and chief executive officer. The two parties working together to...
Basement fires are probably the most dangerous structural situations a fire department can face. A basement may or may not have exterior access. It may or may not have more than...
SUBJECT:Safety Procedures When Working In or Near Moving TrafficTOPIC:Highway Terminology for Emergency RespondersOBJECTIVE:Identify specific locations of a highway incident scene...
About six years ago, I had a neat opportunity to be a part of a workshop panel at the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) annual conference. The session topic explored...
Nov. 1, 1903 was an extremely bad day for firemen and the citizens they protect. A number of serious fires occurred around the world and were battled with skill and daring by ...
Spontaneous combustion is a sometimes mysterious and often misunderstood or misdiagnosed combustion of flammable materials. I am sure that many fires have been blamed on spontaneous...
This account is provided by a reader. Chief Goldfeder's comments follow. Although this is not a "dramatic" fire or major incident, this could happen to ANY firefighter! We are...
This month, as the year draws to a close, I will update you on several incidents that were covered in previous columns. As reported in this column, one of the year's first line...
In a remarkable response to requests from public safety leaders, more than a dozen states have enacted new laws designed to protect emergency responders working on emergency scenes...
How many times have you seen a fire officer running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to do 10 things at once? Sad to say, this picture reappears on a frighteningly...
Anybody old enough to remember the 1960s will recall media coverage of anti-war and other protests in public places. In the 21st century, we still have civil unrest and protests...
The annual firefighter fatality report was released recently by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to the report, 100 ...