New books from IFSTA: FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY OFFICER, updated to meet Levels I and II of NFPA

New books from IFSTA: FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY OFFICER, updated to meet Levels I and II of NFPA 1021, Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications, written for first-line officers and those who aspire that position; PUMPING APPARATUS DRIVER/OPERATOR HANDBOOK, combining information previously in Fire Department Pumping Apparatus, Water Supplies for Fire Protection, and Fire Streams; FIRE SERVICE LOSS CONTROL, which integrates tried-and-true salvage overhaul principles into the concept of loss control; and BUILDING CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO THE FIRE SERVICE, which provides basic information on building design and construction and its relation to fire control and prevention. (800) 654-4055.

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.