Earned Wisdom, Part 2: Greg Cade
Two important figures in the US Fire Service, Russ Sanders and Gregory Cade, have announced they will be retiring at the end of 2021 after a combined 105 years of service to the fire profession. In to...
28 Dec 202136min
Earned Wisdom, Part I: Russ Sanders
Two important figures in the US Fire Service, Russ Sanders and Gregory Cade, have announced they will be retiring at the end of 2021 after a combined 105 years of service to the fire profession. In to...
14 Dec 202135min
One Standard, Not Three
A significant effort is underway to combine and consolidate dozens of NFPA emergency response standards; the aim is to streamline the number of documents that departments need to consult on a given to...
23 Nov 202138min
Fire on the Ranch
When the Richard Spring Fire tore through southwestern Montana in August, Clint McRae, a 4th generation Montana cattle rancher, feared he'd lose not only his home, but possibly hundreds of animals and...
9 Nov 202152min
Fires in Informal Settlements
An estimated 1 billion people worldwide currently live in informal settlements, including slums and shantytowns. Experts believe that number could double or even triple over the next 30 years. In toda...
26 Okt 202129min
What If You Can't 'Hear the Sounds of Fire Safety'?
The theme to this year's Fire Prevention Week is "Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety," but what if you can't hear, or have a mobility issue that makes it difficult evacuate? For the estimated 1 billion p...
12 Okt 202133min
The Surprise Battery Explosion
In 2019, a massive explosion rocked an energy storage facility in Surprise, Arizona, sending four firefighters to the hospital. With ever more powerful energy storage systems, or ESS, being installed ...
28 Sep 202157min
The Lasting Impact of 9/11
It's hard to believe that the September 11 terrorist attacks happened 20 years ago this month. Of the nearly 3,000 people killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in rural Pennsylvania, mor...
9 Sep 202147min
