Recalling (as well as I can) all the changes and advancements that have occurred in my “brief” 30-year career and daring to project from that what I believe the fire service world will look like in 2025, I offer the following brief thoughts:
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● The FIRE DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTORS CONFERENCE (FDIC) has been ranked the 62nd largest tradeshow in the United States and Canada, according to the 2005 edition of the Tradeshow Week 200.
There are SOPs, SOGs, rules, regulations, evolutions, training guidelines, equipment manuals, laws, codes, recommendations, traditions, and more, that surround the tactical firefighting team day to day.
A two-part series in the Boston Globe1 highlighted the “crisis” surrounding increasing fire department response times and reduced fire company staffing.
● The Potomac Fire Company in Westernport, Maryland, designed this KME pumper with a large water tank to ensure a strong initial attack from a reliable source, explains Chief Timothy Dayton.