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Webcast: When Buildings Change the Rules of the Game

On June 11, Anthony Avillo will discuss issues firefighters must be aware of to operate more safely in the buildings we are entering.

FIRE NEWS

Train Derails in Philly: 6 Dead, Dozens Injured

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LATEST NEWS

Report: Missouri lawmaker, intern traded suggestive messages

Man convicted of killing daughter by throwing her from cliff

House GOP approves cuts to Amtrak budget despite crash

FIRE ENGINEERING BLOG NETWORK

The Junkyard Cut

Check out a new extrication quick tip from Isaac Frazier.
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January On-Duty Deaths in Detail

The good news is no one died inside a burning building. Bill Carey takes a closer look at recent firefighter fatalities.

I Drive With My Lights On For Safety

Art Goodrich has new one from his firefighter fiction series, "The Adventures of Jake and Vinnie."

Duty, Honor, Courage

John K. Murphy examines a few important words for the fire service.

Building the Model Rig

Ian Schulte offers a commonsense approach.

Flat Roof Recon

Jarrod Sergi writes about some of the considerations firefighters must keep in mind for flat roof scenarios.

Show Me the Money

EMS billing reform is coming, Mike McEvoy writes. Opportunities to influence the process are open now.

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VIDEOS

TRAINING MINUTES VIDEOS

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FIRE NEWS ON TV

Top firefighting news clips gathered from local news affiliates around the country.

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Lincoln County crews battle massive fire at pallett business

WTVQ Lexington, KY

May. 13, 2015. 06:36 AM EST

The fire broke out at J &J Pallet around 6 p.m. Tuesday. More than 75 firemen from six departments and four different counties including, Lincoln, Pulaski and Casey counties arrived to fight the fire.

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FIREFIGHTING ARTICLES

Gwinnett Firefighters Train at Six Flags

Driver Rescues Children from School Bus Fire in Orange County (FL)

Fire Hits Chemical Plant near Pittston (PA)

FIRE ENGINEERING FEATURES

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April 18-23, 2015

Call for Presentations

NFPA Seeks Comments on Standard for Fire Control of Structures Based on Fire Dynamics

Fast-Moving West New York (NJ) Fire Displaces More Than 100

Globe, 3M Donate $28,080 to Terry Farrell Firefighters Fund

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Unifire Launches RoboticNozzles.com Web Site

Columbia Southern University Joins NASPAA

Jamie Martin Joins Safety Components Fire Service Sales and Marketing Team

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Firefighters Respond to Riga (NY) Vehicle Crash

Training Minutes: Stabilization for Vehicle Extrication and Rescue

Tennessee Firefighter Dies After Being Struck by Tree

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Firefighter Cardiac Arrest: Chain of Survival

Firefighters Rescue Children from Fairmount Heights (MD) House Fire

Training Minutes: Moving a Down Firefighter Up Stairs

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TRAINING GUIDES

Fire Service Leadership Issues

This digest is a must read for anyone considering promotion, recently promoted, or currently serving in the rank of chief officer. For the aspiring officer, Sal Scarpa provides an insightful look at leadership and the characteristics and activities you must engage in to be successful. Kent Collins provides an overview of one of the most controversial issues of our time: social media and policy. He offers several case studies and sound advice for developing departmental policy. Kat Sonia Thomson looks at department allocation decisions regarding budgets and leads a robust discussion about the need to improve research and reporting.

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FIRE INCIDENTS

Firefighters Rescue Children from Fairmount Heights (MD) House Fire

Firefighters Respond to Fire in Vacant Detroit Dwelling

Man Hurt in Indianapolis Float Fire

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WEBCASTS

Fireground Strategies: When Buildings Change the Rules of the Game

Drills You Won’t Find in the Books

Reduce Your Toxic Exposure: How Wireless Gas Detection Increases Firefighter, EMS and Public Safety

E-Learning in the Fire Service: Course Development Creation and Training

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WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

What Would You Do? Two-Story Commercial Building

This fire occurs in an ordinary constructed commercial building on the outskirts of downtown. Check out a new training scenario from Skip Coleman.

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FDIC INTERNATIONAL

FDIC International is April 18-23, 2016.

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EVENT TOOLS

FIREFIGHTER ARTICLES

Unifire Launches RoboticNozzles.com Web Site

Swedish robotic nozzle manufacturer, Unifire AB, has announced today the launching of RoboticNozzles.com, its all new web site devoted to its new generation of advanced robotic nozzle technologies.

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CORBETT'S TRIVIA

Corbett's Trivia: Fire Dynamics Simulation

What fire involving firefighter fatalities was the first to be computer modeled using the fire dynamics simulator of NIST?

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BUYER'S GUIDE

Featured Companies

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SOCIAL MEDIA

THE PENNWELL EMERGENCY SERVICES GROUP FAMILY OF BRANDS

The PennWell Emergency Services Group embodies over 200 years of combined brand presence. The publications, online properties and events encompass a level of heritage and tradition unique to the emergency services industry while continuously maintaining one primary mission: to educate and train the first responder.