Congratulations to Daniel Byrne on an excellent article “Global Lessons: Bringing Fire Prevention Home” posted on Firehouse.com. I have been preaching the “gospel” of fire prevention...
During the past few months, there has been a spirited national discussion about healthcare and the leading causes of obesity in adults across the country. No matter which side...
I’ve had many discussions and spent many hours thinking through the issue of radio tactics for fireground rapid intervention teams (RITs). When we talk about RIT, we are really...
The images have become iconic: A firefighter wrestles with a news photographer who refuses to stop taking pictures of the treatment of a patient. A police officer arrests a cameraman...
Times aren’t easy in Washington, DC, these days when it comes to maintaining federal support for issues that are critical to the fire service in the United States. For that matter...
It’s summertime again, and summer means more fun things to do. In keeping with the summer tradition of having fun, it’s time to look at some new terms that are making their way...
This question is a continuation of last month’s discussion about fire-based EMS. While it is widely considered a best practice by efficiency consultants to benchmark and compare...
So far in this series, we have discussed how to properly prepare ourselves through training and pre-planning. We reviewed how to perform a thorough and accurate size-up and a ...
Hose should not be arbitrarily thrown wherever space allows. Instead, slow down and think about the positioning of the hose. The term “staging hose” implies that the hose is placed...
“Powerhouse Fire”As predicted, hot, dry weather helped to spur on a large wildfire in Los Angeles County, CA, near Green Valley. Started near the Department of Water and Power...
Fire Officials Selected for Harvard ProgramU.S. Fire Administrator Ernest Mitchell has announced that four senior fire officials will receive fellowships to attend the Harvard...
DBFR Presents Life Saving Award to FamilyThe Delray Beach Fire-Rescue (DBRF) recently honored the Diaz family for their efforts on a call on April 12. The family witnessed a motor...
SUBJECT: Electric Plug-In VehiclesTOPIC: Challenges of Floorpan-mounted High-voltage BatteriesOBJECTIVE: Understand procedures necessary for dealing with an electric plug-in vehicle...
VALENCIA, PA: JULY 3, 1913 – Five children were killed as a fire that was caused by an overheated stove swept through their home. The children, ages 11 years to 9 months, were...
Thermal imagers are continually becoming more common in firefighting operations and the list of applications for which the devices are being used continues to grow. From search...
Twelve emergency personnel recently died in the line of duty. Six career firefighters and six civilian employees died in six separate incidents. Six deaths were the result of ...
As we were deciding which incidents to cover in Firehouse®, the past several weeks have been chock full of fires, disasters, explosions, building collapses and weather-related...
