It is customary in this column to review some very current events every so often to see what lessons can be learned or reinforced.  With many fire departments experiencing unprecedented turnover having older seasoned, experienced veteran drivers being replaced by younger less experienced operators it is important to try to learn from these incidents so...Read More

What was your last training session or company drill like? Odds are it was not emergency vehicle driver training. I have always asked why is it that the things we use the least breathing apparatus, portable ladders, nozzles, hose, rescue tools, forcible entry we train with the most and the fire apparatus that we use...Read More

Many people in the fire service talk about leadership but how many are actually good leaders.  What defines a good leader?  I am not sure anyone in this business has ever done that.   I think both good firefighters and good leaders have a great deal of courage.  I think good leaders have to make really...Read More

In this installment we will look at the N.F.P.A. Line of Duty Death statistic’s for 2013. You might say old news as we are now in 2015 however due to the time it takes to verify the facts and to get it right which the N.F.P.A. has done a really good job over time however...Read More

As we go to press a fire truck in Kentucky fell through a bridge. Two firefighters were injured while responding to an abandon house fire when the Engine that they were in fell into a creek when the bridge that they tried to cross collapsed. Recently a tractor drawn aerial ladder also referred to as...Read More