September 2001

Dispatchers and 911 operators are usually the first to receive notification of any type of emergency that occurs in the community. They may be talking with the person who is a...

The Emergency Vehicle Operations column in the May 2001 issue highlighted, in cooperation with the National Institute for Occupations Safety and Health (NIOSH), a tragedy along...

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There is a saying, "Dead men tell no tales." To the contrary - dead men (and women) do tell tales! A good crime scene investigator can reconstruct any crime scene based upon physical...

The current recall of some 35 million sprinkler heads presents a serious problem for fire departments attempting to revise and upgrade their state and local codes. No one in the...

Joseph Louderback conducts a tour of a museum that focuses on the history and people of the Baltimore City Fire Department.

From canteens to cameras, Tom McDonald takes a look at how fire buffs provide valuable services to America’s Bravest.

Firehouse® Magazine readers and contributing editors team up to tell survivors’ stories of their close calls on the fireground.

Carolyn E. Kourofsky, Robert Crandall and Robert E. Cole, Ph.D. profile a program that helps firefighters target juvenile firesetters.

Dale Whitaker describes an innovative program in which firefighters and college students target fire safety in off-campus housing.

Jay K. Bradish examines the latest statistics concerning the country’s arson problem and steps that are being taken to combat this problem.

John Salka Jr. presents a review of offensive and defensive uses of elevated master streams.

Robert M. Winston reports on a wildland fire that suddenly “blew up,” costing four firefighters their lives.