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    • September 2018

    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

    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
    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
    Steven Gillespie
    Steven Gillespie offers sage advice for continuing your path forward in the fire service.
    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
    Photo by Keith Cullom
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    Todd McNeal explains how the IRPG offers guidance for managing risk in increasingly complex and dangerous fire environments.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photo by Scott LaPrade
    Leominster, MA, July 9, 2018
    Firehouse presents recent fires from around the country.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Photos courtesy MCFD
    Upon arrival on scene, crews went to work performing roof ventilation.
    Billy Goldfeder shares the story of a firefighter who suddenly had to bail out due to no air.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    John Salkav3
    John Salka covers a simple process to learn from mistakes.
    Sept. 1, 2018
    Tim Sendelbach
    Tim Sendelbach explains that we may not always understand the full scope of our political reality.
    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