Garden-style apartments have become almost a regular sight throughout the modern landscape. With the influx of the populace now occupying cities and the suburbs, garden-style apartments provide relatively cheap housing and allow developers to...
Read moreSix Tips to Prepare Yourself for the Fire Academy
Successfully graduating from a fire academy is one of the most rewarding but challenging times in a person’s life. Although it’s difficult to truly be ready for the rigors of a fire academy, preparing as best you can will surely help.
Read moreNYC Gets $25M for e-Bike Charging Stations, Seeking to Prevent Battery Fires
After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four lives, New York City officials announced Sunday that they are receiving a $25 million emergency grant from the federal government to fund scores...
Read moreTrench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 2
A variety of shoring designs for trench rescue have managed to find their way into the fire service. Few have been developed or reviewed by professional engineers, and fewer yet have been tested in their position of function (i.e., in a trench)...
Read moreAssessing Acquired Infections Through Medical Transports
With the passage of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, medical facilities were put on notice that they may not receive government reimbursement for Health Care Associated Infections (HAIs). Note that HAIs were formerly known as “hospital...
Read moreTwenty Hose Exercises for Firefighter Functional Fitness
One of the biggest benefits of firefighter functional fitness is that we do not need a lot of specialized equipment to get a great workout. Along with traditional exercise equipment and bodyweight exercises, the tools and equipment found in our...
Read moreProtecting Lives of Firefighters Is Not Necessary
Almost 10 years after the West (TX) explosion, no substantive changes have been enacted to protect the public and firefighters from a similar disaster
Read moreRedmond (WA) Ends Order Requiring COVID Vaccines for Firefighters
Redmond firefighters and paramedics will no longer be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to work in the Eastside city.
Read moreRaging Fire Destroys Nine Vehicles in CA Carport
According to a report from ABC7, a massive fire that tore through a Hollywood, California, carport Wednesday night destroyed nine vehicles.
Read moreHouston Firefighter Burned After Fall Through Roof
A Houston (TX) firefighter sustained burns after falling through the roof during operations over the weekend, according to reports.
Read morePerspectives on Leadership: Influence
Host Steve Shaw, assistant chief with Fort Lauderdale (FL) Fire Rescue, speaks with guest Shannon Stone, a second-generation, 32-year fire service veteran and operations chief with the Midway Fire District in Gulf Breeze, Florida, about influence...
Read moreMultiple Fire Departments Respond to Fire at CT Resort
A building caught on fire at the Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort in Middlefield early Sunday.
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