The convergence of technology, connectivity and applications (apps) has created an environment for the advancement of many features and functions that to date have been out of...
APCO Publishes ANSI Approved StandardsThe Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards...
A speech was given on the floor of the U.S. Senate in late January 2013 that provided interesting insight into the leadership beliefs of a particular outgoing senator. He was ...
Technology has permeated nearly every aspect of our lives, from shopping to listening to music to driving. Google now has a completely driverless vehicle that has logged more ...
I am sure by now everyone has heard about the devastating night club fire that took place in Santa Maria, Brazil, on Jan. 27 in which more than 230 people perished, most of them...
I continue to be amazed at how educated some patients are. Some even seem to be more educated about health issues and reimbursement than our firefighter/paramedics. If there was...
March 1, 2013
Photo from Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division/LC-USZ6-2211 DLC
NEW YORK CITY: MARCH 3, 1913 – Four alarms were transmitted for a blazing loft building on West 53rd Street. The fire started around 11 P.M. in a cabinetmaker’s shop on the fifth...
What is carbon monoxide (CO)? It is a tasteless, odorless, invisible gas that is produced as a byproduct of incomplete combustion, or simpler said of anything that has a flame...
THE PORTLAND, OR, FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT has taken delivery of a Pierce heavy rescue unlike any in the company’s history – it is built on a tiller configuration, but features...
It’s been going on for more than a few years and sometimes it seems like the current not-so-rosy national financial conditions are here to stay. Although that is certainly not...
Pickup Truck ConceptFORD MOTOR CO. has unveiled the Ford Atlas Concept to showcase the design, capability, fuel efficiency and smart technologies of future pickup trucks. Designers...
The semi-regular occurrences of extreme weather have strained municipal resources to nearly a breaking point. No local government service has been burdened greater than the fire...
Dr. Harry Carter shares why safety is perhaps the most important task that faces a right-front-seat leader every single day. He asks: If you don’t stress safety, who will?
SUBJECT: Hybrid & Electric Vehicle Identification – Part 2TOPIC: Exterior BadgingOBJECTIVE: Overview of existing exterior badging found on 2013 model-year vehiclesTASK: The rescue...
