FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (FDSOA) was awarded the 2016 Senator Paul S. Sarbanes Fire Service Safety Leadership Award by The Congressional Fire Services Institute…
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Seemingly innocent human activities can contribute to a devastating event. Joseph T. Berry on fires that start outside of structures and extend inside.
Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.’s PIERCE® ASCENDANT™ is the most popular new aerial apparatus in the company’s history. Delivering a full 107-foot vertical and a 100-foot horizontal…
Although not a glamorous topic, you must ensure that you identify, evaluate, prioritize, and control risks that can lead to bad outcomes for your personnel and your department. RYAN GALLIK
An incident prompted an Arkansas department to identify practices that put personnel at risk for cancer and ways to protect them from harmful exposures. TODD ANDREWS
Is your department prepared to handle a mass shooting? If you do not have a plan, learn how this Kansas department created a model procedure to coordinate response among police, fire, and EMS personnel. SCOTT FINAZZO
My children love stories as much as I love being a firefighter. Since many of my nights are spent at the firehouse, I make sure that any night that I’m home I read them a story just before bed.