Names in the News

JAMES HOWELL has been named chief of the Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Department by the Lee County Port Authority of Fort Myers, Florida. Howell joined the department in 1988 as a firefighter, serving as technician, captain, and battalion chief. As chief, Howell manages all ARFF services at Southwest Florida International Airport and Page Field General Aviation Airport. He is responsible for fire prevention and strategy training program development for the 35-member department.

Dave McGlynn and Brian Zaitz

The Training Officer: The ISFSI and Brian Zaitz

Dave McGlynn talks with Brian Zaitz about the ISFSI and the training officer as a calling.
Conyers Georgia chemical plant fire

Federal Investigators Previously Raised Alarm About BioLab Chemicals

A fire at a BioLabs facility in Conyers, Georgia, has sent a toxic cloud over Rockdale County and disrupted large swaths of metro Atlanta.