SNYDER, NEB. (February 13, 2014) – Smeal Fire Apparatus Co. today announced that RedStorm Fire & Rescue Apparatus, Inc. has been named the authorized sales and service dealer for Smeal® brand fire apparatus in northern and eastern Virginia, Maryland, Delaware … Continue reading →
Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department, a combination fire and rescue department with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, serves a densely populated area of Falls Church, VA. With a minimum of 13 career and volunteer firefighters staffing the station at any given time, the department is prepared to answer an average of 9,200 calls each year.
Continue reading →With the acquisition of TargetSolutions, VectorLearning will enhance its multi-vertical learning platform and further expand its course offerings for public safety professionals and emergency responders. Tampa – VectorLearning, a leader in online education and training for a broad range of … Continue reading →
The new year brings hopes, challenges and priorities. Some cities are working on major projects, but everyone is trying to make do with the budgets and funding they have to work with. Economic development tops the list of priorities for … Continue reading →
How many times have we heard of a fire apparatus crash that occurred while a vehicle was rounding a curve? There are many reasons for this, most of which revolve around speed. Every curve in the roadway has a critical … Continue reading →
The professionals who keep community center roofs from leaking, build the roads thousands of people take to work every day and who line up with police and firefighters on the front lines of disasters met at McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill., … Continue reading →
Fire suppression, victim survivability, the safety culture and mental health were only a few of the topics that made the 2013 International Association of Fire Chiefs Fire-Rescue International Conference highly relevant for today’s fire and rescue professionals. The conference took … Continue reading →
The National Fire Protection Association’s 2013 standards affecting self-contained breathing apparatus have departments across the country deciding whether now is the time upgrade their respiratory protective equipment or to purchase new. Considerations for both small and large departments were shared … Continue reading →
This is the second in a series of articles on the prevention of emergency vehicle crashes. Any moving vehicle has kinetic energy, which is a function of how fast it’s traveling and how large it is. Take a 30,000-pound fire … Continue reading →
A call comes in for a fire at a group home for mentally challenged adults. The caregivers have gotten nearly everyone out safely, but one of the non-verbal adults who has Asperger’s syndrome is panicking at a second-floor window. He … Continue reading →
By BARB SIEMINSKI | The Municipal A call comes in for a fire at a group home, which houses mentally-challenged adults. The caregivers have gotten nearly everyone out safely, but one of the non-verbal adults, who has Asperger’s syndrome, is … Continue reading →
