November 1999

Nov. 1, 1899: CHICAGO - Three men were killed and three others were missing as the Chicago Fire Department responded to the collapse of a six-story building at 139 & 141 West ...

The United States fire, EMS and rescue service covers a wide array of geographic regions - from the congested Northeast Corridor to the Great Plains in the Midwest, the mountains...

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Consolidation and commercialization of private ambulance companies is dead! The attempt to centralize private ambulance companies in various regions of the country under one corporate...

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It now has become clear that the billion-dollar bill to provide federal aid to the nation's fire departments has no chance of being passed in this Congress, which leaves the fire...

The nationwide association honors its top emergency vehicle technicians of 1999.

A pictorial recap of the July 1999 event in Baltimore.

Robert M. Winston concludes his report from the front lines as Native American fire crews face unique challenges.

Deborah Kenly tells how the physical and emotional demands of firefighting can also affect life away from the firehouse and the fireground.