I had long thought that the comment by Kurt Vonnegut, "I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine," is off, as beautiful and inspiring as it is.
On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution had just been read to the assembled delegates of the Constitutional Convention for their review and approval.
We occupy, as IT has been said many times, a position in society that is unique-unique in many ways but none more critical to understand and appreciate than the uniqueness of the commitment of the firefighter, critical to understand for the firefighter and those who would choose to lead.
In his welcoming address at today’s Opening Session, Chief Bobby Halton, editor in chief of Fire Engineering and FDIC International education director, discussed developing a clear sense of ourselves as public servants with responsibilities and opportunities that are unique to us.
This news video of a fire in a vacant hotel in Stockton, California, highlights some of the concerns all of us share when responding to and preplanning our responses to these types of structures.