July 2015

Gary Ludwig tackles the difficult topic of suicide among fire and EMS personnel, noting that we have all seen terrible things in the course of the job and, as such, we have to...

In Part 2 of his installment about carbon fiber structural materials, Ron Moore helps firefighters know how to identify and better understand carbon fiber utilization in the BMW...

Ed Hartin explains how photos and video, coupled with key questions, can help your department train.

Shane Ray explains why we need to say enough is enough, get involved and take a stand for code adoption that enhances the bottom line, the minimum code.

Chief John Salka talks about his experience reading the book "Fireman" by George Kreuscher, and how it helped him recall so many of the FDNY men who made the department great....

Paul Snodgrass explains the concept of social intelligence and how one fire service university is integrating related skill sets into its curriculum.

Tim Sendelbach covers a recipe for fire department success from a proven leader outside the fire service.

For the 34th year, the career fire service takes to the pages of Firehouse Magazine to share and compare statistics about company and department levels, funding, staffing and ...

Philadelphia fire crews respond to Amtrak train derailment

A collection of key guidelines for using thermal columns.

Tim Szymanski offers useful information for how to manage individual and group media interviews on the scene of an incident.

Dr. Harry Carter provides a starting point for the new fire chief.

Goldfeder Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Oshkosh demonstrated their Striker Simulator virtual reality training system at Interschutz 2015.