With November being our annual "Apparatus Showcase" issue, I thought I would include an update on the fire apparatus world. In recent months, the fire apparatus industry has created...
If there was a significant fire or emergency that occurred 100 years ago in your department, or your department's 100th anniversary is coming up, please drop us a line for possible...
In recent months, we have been accused of being just a bit too "touchy-feely" in our approach to delivering the gospel of organizational effectiveness. There are those who have...
"Engine 25 respond to an unconscious person located under the railroad bridge. Cross street is West Ox Road. Weather reports continue to indicate a wind chill of minus 17 degrees...
This month, we continue with the second part of a series of columns on braking procedures for emergency vehicle operators. Part 1 looked at emergency braking procedures (September...
Two basic groups of chemical compounds are formed from elements: salts and non-salts. Within each group are families of compounds that present particular hazards. By understanding...
The frequency of aircraft crashes and disasters varies greatly. Some years see relatively few accidents and some years like 1974 and 1987, with 42 and 31 air accidents, respectively...
At first, you aren't sure if you heard the dispatch correctly. A commercial airplane crash? In the fields just outside your small town? Those things happen in New York City, Los...
Some of the most important steps that can be taken to prepare a members of rapid intervention team (RIT) for the tasks they may have to perform are to establish standardized tool...
A new study by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) confirms what firefighters have always known that the American public is apathetic and dangerously misinformed when...