Training Scars Potentially Fatal Wounds

Training Scars Potentially Fatal Wounds

Tragically, performing the difficult and dangerous work of firefighting often results in scars and sometimes fatal wounds.
Safety and the Budget Ax

Safety and the Budget Ax

Recently the local news media in Kershaw, South Carolina, reported that two members of the Heath Springs (SC) Volunteer Fire Department and one member of…
2012 Forecast

2012 Forecast

Predicting the future is never easy and probably best left to those who take the time to study the facts to make the best guess.
Buffalo (NY) Fire Department Chooses American LaFrance

Buffalo (NY) Fire Department Chooses American LaFrance

Standardization of its fleet is the mantra sounded at the Buffalo (NY) Fire Department in an effort to efficiently manage apparatus repairs and maintenance and…
Fire Industry Outlook for 2012: Optimistic?

Fire Industry Outlook for 2012: Optimistic?

It’s never easy to predict the future, but as far as the United States economy—and the world economy, for that matter—goes, most people are fairly…
Union County (NJ) Drills Using Kidde Neptune System

Union County (NJ) Drills Using Kidde Neptune System

From September 21-24, personnel from the Union County Neptune Task Force met in Port Newark, New Jersey, for an annual drill involving deploying the task…
Apparatus Purchasing: Fiscal Alternatives

Apparatus Purchasing: Fiscal Alternatives

The current economic turmoil is forcing fire departments to become more judicious in allocating resources for new purchases. Having a large price tag, fire apparatus…