Starting with Peter Matthews' "As Firehouse Sees It" column today, Firehouse begins celebrating our 50th anniversary. This month's issue includes a special cover honoring those who paved the way for Firehouse to be a name in every station and we'll be posting new content each week over the next few months to look at fire service history and the impact on our speakers, authors and contributors.

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