Pulling up to the 2½-story wood-frame home, we figured it was probably balloon frame (outside wall studs running from the basement to the attic with no fire stopping) from its age, size, and shape.
Carlsbad (CA) Fire Department (CFD) Battalion Chiefs MIKE LOPEZ (right) and MICHAEL CALDERWOOD (below) were named as the CFD's new division chiefs following a leadership transition that also included the promotion of Michael Davis to chief.
Losberger features a full line of rapidly deployable INFLATABLE SHELTER SYSTEMS to service the needs of first responders and emergency personnel alike.
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 Bahama (NC) Fire Rescue uses its two ALEXIS pumper/tankers to protect a very rural area of nearly 40 square miles, two percent of which is covered by hydrants.
Budget concerns for the City of Bay Village, Ohio, in the spring of 2008 led the city to adopt changes that substantially reduced overtime for its firefighters.
A while back I was speaking with one of the big names in fire and rescue about rescue tools, and he said that the use of cutting torches is a lost art in the fire service.
Regardless of what your fire department calls the rank of company officer (sergeant, lieutenant, captain, or senior captain), it is critical to know what you are getting yourself into should you aspire to serve at that rank or should you already be serving in that position.