News In Brief

News In Brief

"Many of the nation's fire departments do not have enough fire stations to achieve widely recognized response-time guidelines and lack key equipment, prevention programs, and a wide range of training," states the "Needs Assessment Study of the U.S. Fire Service."
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Built to Train: FDNY’s State-of-the-Art Facility

Built to Train: FDNY’s State-of-the-Art Facility

With a simple push of a button, fires were ignited and the new Fire Department of New York (FDNY) state-of-the-art burn building opened for training. And not a moment too soon.
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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

It was a Friday afternoon during the Christmas holiday week. Things were pretty quiet in the industrial park, as many businesses gave employees the week off.
Sea of Blue

Sea of Blue

We miss you, fallen heroes,And time seems to move slower without you;Yet through the mists of grief
SMALLPOX: SHOULD YOU BE VACCINATED?

SMALLPOX: SHOULD YOU BE VACCINATED?

President Bush, in his announcement on the national smallpox vaccination program on December 13, 2002, identified three phases for civilian vaccinations.