Structural Firefighting: Fire Blog Roundup: PTSD, Maydays, and SCBA Use
Fire Engineering bloggers have recently wrote about a range of issues, from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to Maydays and SCBA use. Read some of their recent posts.
View ArticleHazmat: One Is the Loneliest Number: Incident Command Priorities at Spill...
Bruce Lake discusses considerations for the incident commander at spill incidents involving hazardous materials.
View ArticleFirefighting Tactics: Throw Back to Basics: Rural Water Supply
These limited or rural water supply situations are challenging, but through training, preplanning, and communication, they can be handled in a highly efficient and effective manner, writes Brian Zaitz.
View ArticleFire Service Leadership: Be That Guy
Firefighters have a reputation for doing great things in the face of fear. Do this. Be that guy , writes Robert Stumpf.
View ArticleFirefighter Cooking: Coke Chops
The Foodie writes, "Bored with the same old, same old thin-cut pork chops? Well, I set out to find something new."
View ArticleIn Case You Missed It: October 2015 Fire Engineering Features
Fire Engineering is now hosting the online reality show "The Battalion." Check out new episodes and other Web-only exclusives found on our site this month.
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: Bavarian Nordic Applauds Recommendations Outlined...
Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA, OTC: BVNRY) today applauds the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense for its comprehensive assessment of the biological threats facing the United States, as well as its...
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: Kussmaul Announces Releases of New Product
Kussmaul announces a new line of rigid and flexible solar panels will help keep up with vehicle loads without running the engine for prolonged periods of time.
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: Cobra 3 Arff Responds with Speed and Confidence
An aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicle is not a piece of equipment where corners are cut. Everything on board needs to perform with absolute reliability. Carmichael's Cobra 3 shifts...
View ArticlePreincident Intelligence of Athletic and Fitness Facilities
Like physical conditioning at a health and fitness center, a practiced preincident intelligence program will improve a fire department’s ability to perform, writes Eric G. Bachman.
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: NFA Seeks Student to Pilot Fire Inspection...
The U.S. Fire Administration's National Fire Academy needs students to help pilot test the two new 6-day courses in the Fire Inspection Principles series.
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: Mutualink Awarded SAFETY Act Designation and...
Mutualink today announced that the company's secure communications platform for real-time collaboration has received Designation and Certification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...
View ArticleIncident Command: The Fire Intel Officer: Managing the Fireground of the Future
At complex emergency incidents, incident commanders (IC) must process streams of information from various sources, including from new technology such as drones. Curtis Massey argues that this task can...
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: MedaPoint Releases NEMSIS 3-Designed Mobile ePCR...
Texas-based EMS software company MedaPoint, Inc. today announces the release of their fully-hosted, cloud-based mobile ePCR (electronic patient care report) solution, AdvanceCare.
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: NVFC Focuses on Strategic Plan, Recruitment and...
The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) Board of Directors met in Concord, NC, on October 21-23, 2015. Representatives from 40 state associations attended to conduct Council business and address...
View ArticleHumpday Hangout: Bridging Generations in Recruit Training
In this week's Humpday Hangout, hosts Steve Pegram, Aaron Heller, and Brad French discuss differences between instructors and recruits with training officers from two Virginia departments.
View ArticleFire Service Tactics: The Fire Officer's Guide to the Tough Community...
In Part 4 of his series, Mark Wallace looks at how to respond to the frequently asked fire service question, "Why do our fire trucks have to be so big and cost so much?"
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: Avwatch Awarded Civilian License for...
Avwatch, Inc. (Avwatch) has been awarded a civilian license for the business use of a high-tech app, developed by the military, for applications that include first responder, emergency management and...
View ArticleFire Service Industry News: TradLabs Launches FROST Axe Kickstarter
TradLabs crowdfunds the FROST axe - a multipurpose firefighting tool designed for first responders to use from the moment they arrive on scene until they head back to the station.
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