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Mills: Stopping Ripping Your Men to Shreds

I cannot stand to see a woman publicly berate, humiliate, degrade...

Blog • August 25th, 2014
Jersey Guys: Recognizing a National Fire Service Icon, Friend

Chief Robert Moran often worked on the fireground with Harvey Eisner at...

Blog • August 24th, 2014
Pennington: There's More Than the Fire Service

Ryan Pennington reflects on a vacation with his family and some time away...

Blog • August 6th, 2014

Mentoring: The Next Generation Won’t Just Happen

Dr. Harry Carter shares the difference between mentoring and coaching and...

Article • July 24th, 2014
Karpluk: Book Quotes to Help You Become Better

Les Karpluk pulls quotes two books that helps firefighters see the fire...

Blog • July 23rd, 2014
Carter: Getting It All Done Requires a Bit of Time Management

When you do not schedule the events in your life, you do not control your...

Blog • July 10th, 2014

Training

Wisc. Firefighter Bicycles Cross-Country For NFFF

Matt Thompson
The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
Created: August 28, 2014

Jeff Moore, a recent University of Wisconsin graduate and a firefighter...
Pennington: Do Rural Firefighters Need Better Training?

by Ryan Pennington
Created: August 27, 2014

On a recent trip in rural West Virginia, I caught myself wondering where...

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Wildland

Cal Fire Battalion Chief: 'This was my Nightmare Fire'

Brian Wilkinson
Sierra Star (Oakhurst, Calif.)
Created: August 27, 2014

The veteran said he's never seen a more intense fire than the Junction Fire...
Hawaii Wildfire Caused by Kids Chars Hundreds of Acres

The Associated Press
Created: August 24, 2014

Seven-year-old twins started the fire with a lighter.

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Funding & Grants

Ohio Fire Station Closed -- Again

Jeanne Starmack
Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio
Created: August 27, 2014

One of Liberty Township's two stations has been closed due to financial...
Six Calif. City Firefighters Face Ax as SAFER Grant Runs Out

Erin Tracy
The Modesto Bee
Created: August 26, 2014

Dozens wearing shirts with 'Save our Firefighters' showed up at the Ceres...

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Politics & Law

Man Who Hit N.C. Fire Station Loses Eye, Goes to Prison

Kim Gilliland
News-Topic, Lenoir, N.C.
Created: August 28, 2014

A man who hit the Lenoir fire station while fleeing drug investigators...
Decision Made to Harvest Calif. Rim Fire 'Ghost Trees'

Diana Marcum
Los Angeles Times
Created: August 28, 2014

Salvage logging on more than 15,000 acres scorched in the largest fire ever...

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Careers

A Return to College Life

by Cynthia Mills
Created: March 15, 2013

As my husband returns to college to get his degree, this means that his...
Jersey Guys: Recognizing a National Fire Service Icon, Friend

by Robert Moran and John J. Lewis
Created: August 24, 2014

Chief Robert Moran often worked on the fireground with Harvey Eisner at...

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Rescue & Special Ops

A Blueprint for Success to Developing a Technical Rescue Team

by Bob Duemmel
Created: March 10, 2014

This is the first of a five-part series on the development of a technical...
Unorthodoxed Confined Space Rescue Challenges N.J. Responders

by Michael Daley
Created: March 10, 2014

Firehouse contributor Michael Daley provides an in-depth view of a very...

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Leadership & Command

Son of Calif. Mayor Called 'Unsafe' as Firefighter

Martin Wisckol and Salvador Hernandez
The Orange County Register
Created: August 25, 2014

A Garden Grove firefighter, who is the son of the city's mayor, was hired...
Jersey Guys: Recognizing a National Fire Service Icon, Friend

by Robert Moran and John J. Lewis
Created: August 24, 2014

Chief Robert Moran often worked on the fireground with Harvey Eisner at...

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Emergency Vehicles & Operations

Fire & Rescue Apparatus Maintenance Roundtable

by Ed Ballam
Created: January 4, 2013

When it comes to fire apparatus maintenance issues, you would be correct to...
Ballam: Manufacturers' Recalls Are Just Part of Life in The Fire Service

by Ed Ballam
Created: August 28, 2014

Recalls of fire apparatus and equipment happen all the time. Defects...

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Firefighter Safety

Seven Key Actions and Observations for Safety Officers

by Jeffrey Pindelski
Created: September 19, 2013

Jeffrey Pindelski discusses the key points for an incident safety officer...
Ballam: Manufacturers' Recalls Are Just Part of Life in The Fire Service

by Ed Ballam
Created: August 28, 2014

Recalls of fire apparatus and equipment happen all the time. Defects...

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Technology & Communications

Ballam: Manufacturers' Recalls Are Just Part of Life in The Fire Service

by Ed Ballam
Created: August 28, 2014

Recalls of fire apparatus and equipment happen all the time. Defects...
Pa. County 911 Faces Lawsuit Over Fatal Fire Dispatch

Bob Kalinowski
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Created: July 31, 2014

The lawyers representing the family of a 52-year-old woman who died in a...

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Strategy & Tactics

Firefighters in Missouri Battle Blaze at 'Cementland'

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Created: August 23, 2014

Water supply challenged St. Louis firefighters as they fought a rubbish...
Welcome the New Bloggers: The Jersey Guys

by Robert Moran and John J. Lewis
Created: August 11, 2014

Firehouse is excited to work with John J. Lewis and Robert Moran, the two...

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Health & Wellness

Mills: Stopping Ripping Your Men to Shreds

by Cynthia Mills
Created: August 25, 2014

I cannot stand to see a woman publicly berate, humiliate, degrade...
Pennington: There's More Than the Fire Service

by Ryan Pennington
Created: August 6, 2014

Ryan Pennington reflects on a vacation with his family and some time away...

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Fire Prevention & Investigation

Ohio Firefighter Injured Fighting House Fire

The Blade, Toledo, Ohio
Created: August 28, 2014

A Toledo firefighter was taken to the hospital for treatment of dehydration...
High Temps at Ind. House Fire Hospitalizes Firefighter

Abby Tonsing
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind.
Created: August 28, 2014

As temperatures climbed above the 90 degree mark, heat exhaustion became...

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Industry Insights

Ballam: Spending Quality Time in Fire Apparatus Cabs

Wednesday June 25, 2014

I spent some quality time sitting in apparatus cabs recently. I sat in cabs from at least six...

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N.Y. Fire Dept. Auctions Off Ambulances, Cuts Staffing
To save money, the Lockport Fire Board has decided to auction two ambulance...
Mills: Stopping Ripping Your Men to Shreds
I cannot stand to see a woman publicly berate, humiliate, degrade...
In Quarters: Chattanooga, Tenn., Fire Station 9
The Chattanooga Fire Department recently opened Station 9, a $1.5 million...
Oregon Firefighters Hurt in Backdraft at 3-Alarm Blaze
Several Oregon City firefighters were caught in a backdraft at a 3-alarm...
Pavement Collapses Under Ky. Fire Engine
The two firefighters aboard are OK.

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