Insurance Industry Enters Arson Battle

In any discussion of arson, there are those among us who point indignantly to the insurance industry and say: “There are the real culprits! If they didn’t pay off so quickly on claims, the incidence of arson fires would drop off to nothing.” This statement sounds logical, but it doesn’t take into consideration the not-for-profit arson fires that are set for revenge and even just for kicks—by a psychopath. But beyond this there is something called the “bad faith” doctrine that has plagued the insurance companies for years.
Fire Fighters Get Credit for Success Of Public Education

Fire Fighters Get Credit for Success Of Public Education

The uniqueness of the public relations program of the El Monte, Calif., Fire Department lies in the way it was organized and is administered. Our…

2 FPEs Give San Jose Engineering Capability in Fire Protection Decisions

Among the thousands of specialized branches of science and engineering, only one is dedicated solely to the same goals pursued by the fire service—protection from…

Planned Attack Works at Jetliner Fire

Instant reaction by a two-man Los Angeles City Fire Department crash crew prevented major life loss and injury when a Continental Airlines DC-10 blew two…

Putting Preconnects on Old Apparatus

Using a little ingenuity and some basic mechanical skills, members of the Hampden Township, Pa., Volunteer Fire Department installed two preconnected lines on a front-mount…
Pitfalls in Getting Your Ideas Across

Pitfalls in Getting Your Ideas Across

Communication is hard work, particularly so in the fire service, as amplified by our dual role of daily management/administration tasks in a quasimilitary organization. It…