On January 3, 2011, at 0342 hours, the East Haven (CT) Fire Department (EHFD) was dispatched to the report of smoke coming from the roof of a commercial structure.
This week there were a number of reports of multi-fatality fires from around the country, including cases in which entire families were killed. There were three reported firefighter on-duty deaths, as well as a Texas medical death from November 2015 reported to the U.S. Fire Administration.
Oshkosh Corporation Fire & Emergency Group is displaying the all-new Oshkosh® XP fire apparatus at Intersec 2016 to be held January 17-19 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Isaac Frazier returns with his extrication "quick tips," this one addressing cutting the power at moter vehicle incidents. Check out more blogs at emberly.fireengineering.com/blogs or…
Like our print magazine, Fire Engineering's online component is dedicated to bringing you the top training and preparedness pieces to keep you and your crew on top of the game. Based on numbers alone, we drew up this list of the most-read Web features we ran in 2015.
Every month, Fire Engineering is committed to bringing you the most comprehensive articles on training and tactics of interest to the professional firefighter--both volunteer and career alike. Check out a digest of what ran on our site during the month of November.
Among this week's subjects in our blog roundup: David Topczynski and Brad French on building construction, Grand Schwalbe on civilian rescue in short-staffed scenarios, and much more.
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.
After using the flat load for years, the author decided to place loops at the first two couplings to pull the nozzle and coupling together, resulting in a smooth stretch and an easily flaked attack line. BRANDON BURNETT
Check out a roundup of our exclusive Fire Engineering articles this month, including two commentaries on vertical ventilation, a remembrance of the 9/11 fallen, drills, training articles, and much more.