October 2025

Issue Description: The October issue of Firehouse includes feature articles on firefighter decontamination, updates on NERIS and roadway response safety technology.

Cover Description: The Palmer, PA, Municipal Fire Department was dispatched to a reported dwelling fire. First-arriving units found heavy fire on the first floor extending up to the second. A second alarm with RIT immediately was dispatched. The elderly resident of the home required an oxygen tank, and it’s believed that the fire started near her oxygen unit. Two explosions were heard from inside; members suspected those likely were oxygen bottles. Approximately 40 firefighters and eight apparatus from various departments were on scene to place the fire under control in about an hour. Temperatures in the area that day reached at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Photo by Thomas Kohler.

Dedication: Three U.S. firefighters recently died in the line of duty— Fire Police Capt. Ed Margavich, Capt. Christopher Brown and Firefighter/Sawyer Ruben Romero. This issue of Firehouse is dedicated to these firefighters.