Department Uses Hose Sheds to Provide Fire Suppression

Department Uses Hose Sheds to Provide Fire Suppression

The Jerome (AZ) Fire Department has gone back to using hose storage sheds strategically placed around town containing fire hose, nozzles, and equipment.
Departments Measure Effectiveness of Rapid Response Vehicle Programs

Departments Measure Effectiveness of Rapid Response Vehicle Programs

The verdict is still out on running EMS calls with rapid response or alternate response vehicles instead of pumpers or ladder trucks.
Safety: Equipment Improvement

Safety: Equipment Improvement

In my past two columns, I provided a quote from Glen Usdin, a former magazine publisher, that states, "The fire service is a low-tech market…
Redundancy in Water Delivery

Redundancy in Water Delivery

As I write this, many parts of the country are finishing one of the most severe winter weather seasons in many years. There has been…
Conferences: Invaluable Professional Opportunities

Conferences: Invaluable Professional Opportunities

Conferences and trade shows are invaluable to professions in that they provide unique opportunities to better the profession regardless of which one it is.
Purchasing Dealer-Supplied Used Apparatus

Purchasing Dealer-Supplied Used Apparatus

In the fire service, there is often discussion about "tools in the toolbox." These tools vary.
Aerial Safety: An Engineer’s Perspective

Aerial Safety: An Engineer’s Perspective

In a recent incident, a firefighter fell off of an aerial device platform but managed to grab onto a tree on his way down.