WHY DO WE DO THAT?
We are told to bring the thermal imaging camera (TIC) into the building for investigations of smoke conditions and odors.
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CO-AXIAL NOZZLE TECHNOLOGY
Fires are not static events. As a fire progresses, it constantly changes as it reaches new fuels, new spaces, and new sources of oxygen.
MAKING BETTER GROUP DECISIONS
Firefighters make decisions. Some of these decisions are trivial (such as what to watch on television), and some may have life and death consequences (such…
THE FIRE SERVICE IN 2025
Recalling (as well as I can) all the changes and advancements that have occurred in my “brief” 30-year career and daring to project from that…
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MAKING FEDERAL RURAL FIRE PROGRAMS WORK FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT
The federal government offers a number of programs designed to assist rural fire departments seeking to improve their capacity to mitigate the hazards of wildfires…
COFFEE TALK: COMPANY-LEVEL DRILLS
Every department can conduct company-level drills at little to no cost and with very little lesson planning time.
TRAINING PROGRAM NUTS AND BOLTS
How many times have you sat at your desk as a training officer, instructor, company officer, or firefighter wanting to train your firefighters while trying…
News in Brief
As many as 75 percent of U.S. firefighters who died of cardiovascular disease in the line of duty between the years 1995 and 2004 went…
SHOW ME THE MONEY, NOT THE FEAR
The national fire service organizations’ opposition to a federal EMS administration within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is misplaced.
Letters to the Editor
Christopher Flatley’s article “Flashover and Backdraft: A Primer” (March 2005) further adds to the misconception of the phenomenon know as flashover.
APPARATUS DELIVERIES
● The Potomac Fire Company in Westernport, Maryland, designed this KME pumper with a large water tank to ensure a strong initial attack from a…
MANAGE COMMUNITY FIRE RISK TO REDUCE RESPONSE TIME
A two-part series in the Boston Globe1 highlighted the “crisis” surrounding increasing fire department response times and reduced fire company staffing.
