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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

4 Dead in D.C. House Fire

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LATEST NEWS

Amtrak to expand speed control at deadly US train crash site

Amtrak to expand speed control at deadly crash site

In El Paso, drastic weather paves way for green investments

FIRE ENGINEERING BLOG NETWORK

We Don't Need to Whisper

Raise your voice when you speak of your passions, Mark vonAppen writes.

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.

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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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Scores killed in Philippine factory fire

Agence France-Presse

May. 14, 2015. 07:15 AM EST

Authorities clean up and gather evidence after scores of people are killed in a huge blaze at a footwear factory in the Philippine capital.

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FIREFIGHTING ARTICLES

Two Boston Firefighters who Died in Back Bay Fire to be Honored

North Carolina Firefighter Injured After Falling Through Ceiling at House Fire

Wildland Firefighter Foundation Returns Firefighter Statue to Boise Airport

FIRE ENGINEERING FEATURES

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April 18-23, 2015

Call for Presentations

Throw Back to Basics: Hoselines

Firefighters Battle Four-Alarm Meriden (CT) Apartment Fire

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

Fire Engineering Launches 'Augmented Reality' Ads

Social Media in the Wake of Disaster

Unifire Launches RoboticNozzles.com Web Site

Firefighters Respond to Riga (NY) Vehicle Crash

Training Minutes: Stabilization for Vehicle Extrication and Rescue

Tennessee Firefighter Dies After Being Struck by Tree

Mayday, Firefighters Injured in Maryland House Fire

Firefighter Cardiac Arrest: Chain of Survival

Firefighters Rescue Children from Fairmount Heights (MD) House Fire

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 Contain 4-Alarm Pittsburgh (PA) Commercial Fire

Social Media in the Wake of Disaster

Mayday, Firefighters Injured in Maryland House 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.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

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EVENT TOOLS

FIREFIGHTER ARTICLES

Firefighters Contain 4-Alarm Pittsburgh (PA) Commercial Fire

Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire at a vacant two-story commercial building in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania.

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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.