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Documentary Focuses on Charleston (SC) Fire Department Recovery After Sofa Super Store Fire

A new documentary produced by STATter911 Communications and Greg Guise Media for the National Fallen Firefighters Fou...

CA Inmate Firefighter Program at Risk

A 2011 California state law aimed at reducing the prison population has also reduced the number of low-level offender...

Hackensack (NJ) Fire Department Achieves Elite Ranking

Effective April 28, 2013, the Hackensack (NJ) Fire Department has been upgraded to a Class 1 Fire Department by the I...

Buffalo (NY) Firefighters Reach Tentative Deal

After 11 years without a contract, a tentative deal has been reached between the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Un...

Cal Fire Braces for Dangerous Fire Season

With scant rain locally and little snow pack in the Sierra-Nevadas, local Cal Fire officials are bracing for what cou...

Eight SDF Teams Searching for Survivors in Moore (OK)

As night fell in Moore, eight SDF Search Teams were out on the rubble searching for survivors alongside armies of fir...

Perrin Creates SG-09 APU for Smeal Fire Apparatus

Perrin Manufacturing -- an award-winning engineering firm specializing in the design, testing and building of heating...

Size-Up and Plan Development at a Technical Rescue Operation

Mike Donahue reviews considerations for incident commanders sizing up and overseeing a rope rescue situation.

Develop Your Fire Officers with Free Training

Mark Heeren reviews some free training tools that are available online and that any firefighter can use to improve an...

NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential Fire

A firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half...

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Love Is Not Enough

It's common for firefighters to say they love the job, but Ray McCormack argues that you need something more: engagement.

The FDIC or FDLC

The FDIC is like a giant charging station for the fire service, and it's all about learning and sharing experience and knowledge, Ray McCormack writes.

Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Copying

In the world of fire service authorship and tactical invention, there are originators and there are copycats, Ray McCormack writes.

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NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential Fire

A firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half-story residence in Washington Township, New Jersey.

SUBURBAN FIREFIGHTING

Realistic Firefighter Training: "Do It" Drills

How do you conduct drills that will help train firefighters with various levels of skill and experience? Jerry Knapp describes proposes "Do It" drills, a training evolution that comprises a full-scale response to a simulated incident, as one solution.

First Due Battalion Chief

First-Due Battalion Chief: Information Is Vital

When it comes to firefighting in modern buildings, building construction information can go a long way toward keeping firefighters safe, Dan Sheridan writes.

From the Jumpseat

From the Jumpseat: The Safety/Identity Conflict

Do the stories that make up how firefighters think of themselves actually make it more difficult for them to operate safely on the fireground? Mark J. Cotter reviews a scientific study that says yes.

Dunn's Dispatch

Dunn's Dispatch: Rekindle Fires

Preventing a rekindle is a team responsibility. Vincent Dunn discusses the implications of a rekindle and the importance of overhaul operations.

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IL Fire Photographer Releases Book Featuring More Than 50 Fire Departments

Northern Illinois Fire Ground Photography by Tim Olk, fire photographer and frequent Fire Engineering contributor, features hundreds of photos in a hardbound coffee table-style book

Industrial Firefighting

Two Injured in West Virginia Gas Plant Explosions

Two workers were injured when highly flammable gas used in welding exploded at a West Virginia industrial site

RIT

The RAP

The Rite Rescue Systems RAP (Remove and Protect) was invented by three firefighters who realized that not one piece of equipment on the market was designed to transport an unconscious firefighter.

Structural Firefighting

NJ Firefighter Hospitalized in Residential Fire

A firefighter has been released from the hospital after he was injured in a two-alarm fire Sunday at a two-and-a-half-story residence in Washington Township, New Jersey.

Wildland Firefighting

CA Inmate Firefighter Program at Risk

A 2011 California state law aimed at reducing the prison population has also reduced the number of low-level offenders eligible to work as wildland firefighters in the state's inmate fire camps.

HAZMAT

Rescued Dogs Search for Tornado Survivors

Winds of up to 200 mph hammered the town of Granbury (TX). After searching over a hundred homes, baseball fields, parks and debris piles this morning, SDF Search Teams Keri Grant and Tucker and Laurel Pitman and Sonic were demobilized and returned home for some well-deserved rest.

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Documentary Focuses on Charleston (SC) Fire Department Recovery After Sofa Super Store Fire

May 22, 2013 A new documentary produced by STATter911 Communications and Greg Guise Media for the National Fallen Firefighters Fou...

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