TOP-FLOOR FIRES
Just what is a top-floor fire? Well, in multistory buildings, you guessed it! But remember, any remarks about top-floor fires also pertain to onestory buildings. Fires in this location are different because side (or horizontal) internal exposures become very important.
Podcast: Fireground Strategies: Truck Tasks
Anthony Avillo and Jim Duffy discuss how to account for truck functions even if you don't have a truck.
Brattleboro (VT) Fire Chief Stepping Down After 43 Years of Service
After serving the Brattleboro Fire Department "his entire adult life," Chief Michael Bucossi plans to retire, and Assistant Chief Leonard Howard will succeed him
Podcast: In Their Own Words: Guido Calcagno
Joe Pronesti talks with Guido Calcagno about high-rise firefighting and his recent article on high-rise stairwells.
Firefighter Killed in SC Motorcycle Crash Mourned by Colleagues
Tyler Warfield of Fountain Inn was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday morning in Spartanburg County. He was 23.
New Chief Named to Concord (NH) Fire Department
Sean Brown has been with the Concord Fire Department since 1995, when he started as a firefighter/EMT.
Podcast: The Command Post: Your Fire Service Idols
Rick Lasky and John Salka ask: If you had the chance to go back and work with one of your fire service idols, who would it be?
CT Fire Chiefs Promote Volunteer Tax Breaks
Area fire chiefs spoke on Tuesday about the Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act, which they said would assist them in recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters.
Podcast: Women in Fire: Diversity in the Fire Service
Members of Women in Fire discuss the value of diversity in the fire service.
Podcast: Politics and Tactics
Frank Ricci, David Polikoff, and Sam Villani discuss the issue of teachers during the pandemic and letting firefighters make decisions so they can develop.
Drawn by Fire: Preparation Compensation
A calm and well-delivered radio transmission from the first-arriving company will always drown out a screamer.
