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    The September issue includes features stories covering wildland firefighting, fire prevention practices, rapid transit fires, thermal imaging searches and a special preview of Firehouse Expo 2018. Plus, don't miss the special Firehouse supplement: 2018 Fire Service Health & Safety Report.

    More content from September 2018

    John Salkav3
    John Salka covers a simple process to learn from mistakes.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photo by Scott LaPrade
    Leominster, MA, July 9, 2018
    Firehouse presents recent fires from around the country.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photo Courtesy of Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation
    Music City Center
    Firehouse offers an inside look at the exceptional training and education opportunities in Music City.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Steven Gillespie
    Steven Gillespie offers sage advice for continuing your path forward in the fire service.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Shane Ray
    Shane Ray argues that if you want to make a mark on fire service history, then you need to take action.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photo by Tom Shand
    A typical custom chassis pumper dashboard. Note the radios and equipment located on top of the instrument panel and above the windshield, which may impede the line of sight from the driver’s seat.
    Tom Shand and Mike Wilbur review changes to cab interiors, dashboard layouts, equipment-mounting and more.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photo by Glen Ellman
    Using certified, paid members for fire inspections helps ensure consistency in inspections and continuity in a comprehensive fire prevention program.
    Jeremy Mitchell proposes fire prevention practices for volunteer and combination fire departments with limited resources.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photo by Robert Burke
    Martin County hazmat response units.
    Robert Burke reviews the Martin County, FL, Fire-Rescue hazmat team and its long history protecting its citizens.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photos courtesy Keith Lipske
    Firefighters are beginning to recognize and embrace the importance of exercise training for their physical and mental well-being.
    Annette Zapp explains why recovery modalities are especially important for firefighters.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Gary Ludwig
    Gary Ludwig argues that degrees should be encouraged—but not required—for paramedics.
    Sept. 1, 2018
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    For the 37th 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 ...
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Ron Moore
    This lightweight, deployable running board, found on a 2018 Ford F-350, folds up underneath the vehicle when it is being driven and deploys to this position as passengers get in or out of the truck. It will not adequately support the weight of the truck so this running board should be not be used for stabilization. Photos by Ron Moore
    Ron Moore discusses how side running boards on pickup trucks and SUVs can affect vehicle stabilization.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photo by Brock Hansen
    A tractor-trailer truck slammed into a Chicago-to-California Amtrak passenger train at a railroad crossing east of Reno, NV.
    Brian Butler offers key factors related to size-up, suppression, apparatus placement, types of power and safety hazards for rapid transit fires.
    July 9, 2018
    A point-to-point search is the most efficient way to locate the fire room.
    Joseph DeVito outlines four types of searches to employ with a thermal imaging camera.
    June 4, 2018