The World's Largest Firefighter Training Conference and Exhibition.

Fire Engineering is proud to offer this in-depth coverage of the daily sights, sounds, news and information as it happens at FDIC -- the World's most comprehensive training-based conference on firefighting. This year's show will be held March 21-26, 2011 and this page will update with the latest news; product reviews; video segments; classroom content; keynote speaker interviews and more as it occurs during the exhibition.

For More Details on FDIC and to find out how to attend in person logon to www.fdic.com.

FDIC Community

Each year in the spirit of a family reunion atmosphere, returning instructors and participants gather to strengthen relationship bonds, share words of goodwill, tell war stories from back home and partake in social events, instructional sessions and entertainment offerings throughout the week." -- quoted from "The FDIC Experience" by Jeff Simpson, February 2009.

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Lifetime Achievement Award

The Fire Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award has been given out during the General Session at FDIC since 1998. In 2009, the award was renamed for Tom Brennan, who was the editor of Fire Engineering for eight years and a technical editor until he passed away in 2006.

Fire Engineering Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:

Frank Brannigan (1998)

Tom Brennan (1999)

Vince Dunn (2000)

Alan Brunacini (2001)

Don Manno (2002)

Ray Downey (2003)

John Eversole (2004

James Page (2005)

Leo Stapleton (2006)

Dr. Denis Onieal (2007)

John Mittendorf (2008)

Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:

John Norman (2009)

Ronald Jon Siarnicki (2010)

John F. “Skip” Coleman (2011)

Friday at FDIC

FDIC Video

FDIC Highlights

The Mayday A close call involving one of his firefighters who became trapped at a t...
CSB Deploys to Site of Flash Fire at Hoeganaes Corporation The United States Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying a team to the...
Ready, Set, Go! Wildland Fire Program Now Available to All Fire Departments The Ready, Set, Go! program was launched nationally at Wildland Urban In...
Ferrara Begins Installation of MaxxForce 13 Engines in Inferno, Igniter Fire Apparatus Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc., a major custom fire apparatus manufacturer...
E-ONE Adds Two New Dealers in the Northeast E-ONE appoints two new dealers and welcomes Nassau Fire Apparatus of Wes...
Passing The Torch: Training and Traditions for the Next Generation of Firefighters To ensure a transfer of information to the next generation of firefighte...
March Roundtable Replies: Truck Doing Engine Work In your department, would truck companies ever be expected to perform wh...
Legendary Labor Leader Vincent J. Bollon Dies Long-time labor leader and former New York City firefighter and fire off...
USFA Releases Provisional 2010 Firefighter Fatality Statistics The United States Fire Administration (USFA) announced there were 8...
TheFireStore.com Goes Mobile TheFireStore.com is pleased to announce the launch of TheFireStore Mobil...
Hazmat Survival Tips: Using Shipping Papers during Highway Transportation Incidents During a highway transportation incident, shipping papers are valuable d...
Firefighter Training Drill: The Fireground Playbook: Safety Considerations for Defensive Operations In this week's fire training drill, discuss safety considerations for&nb...