On December 17, 2001, at 02:46 hours, the Fairfax County (VA) Fire and Rescue Department responded to a reported fire on the third-floor balcony of a residential apartment building at 13849 Braddock Springs Road.
During the past few years, a large amount of information on rapid intervention teams has been published: How do you establish a rapid intervention team (RIT)?
Dive into the topics you can't ignore - everything from the role of emerging technology to leadership and management insights for today's fire service.
The FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE was ranked 76th in a list of the 200 largest trade shows of 2002, according to Tradeshow Week, an industry magazine.
Every month we share some of my thoughts on this page. Most of the time we are positive and try to shoot the breeze about basics and, what's even more fun, variations to basics that are rarely considered.
National Foam, part of the Kidde Fire Fighting organization, offers UL-approved CENTURION AR-AFFF and RESPONDER CLASS A FOAM CONCENTRATES, which are cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and efficient.
The fire service is getting favorable press as never before. A recent article I read alluded to this but, more importantly, stressed that we just can't ride this wave of popularity; it will simply drift away like smoke and dust in the wind.
The City of Kings Mountain (NC) Fire Department purchased its PIERCE quint to address the need for an aerial ladder to reach taller buildings being developed in the jurisdiction, explains Captain Bobby King.