Firehouse.com Editor Peter Matthews talks with Chicago Firefighter Joseph Martinelli about his actions that led him to become the grand prize recipient for the 2009 Firehouse Heroism & Community Service Awards.
Martinelli, of Chicago's Squad 2, responded to a dwelling fire close to the station. On arrival bystanders informed Martinelli and his officer, Captain Capt. Pat Maloney that someone was trapped inside the first floor.
Firehouse.com Reporter Ed Ballam Talks with Merrimack, NH, Captain Shawn Allison about his course that is designed to teach firefighters how to keep themselves safe during fireworks.
Allison, a licensed pyrotechnician in New Hampshire, also helps responders focus on how to respond when things go wrong at these events.
Firehouse.com writer Ed Ballam talks with Rick Suche, president and owner of Fort Garry Fire Trucks Ltd., an apparatus builder in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Rick has been in the fire service for 30 years serving as a volunteer firefighter as well as building fire apparatus that are used in some of the most extreme climates in the world, including the Arctic.
Listen as he discusses maintenance and mechanical concerns that his vehicles face as they often work in extreme envoirnments.
Firehouse.com talks with Firehouse World Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about the upcoming conference and trade show in San Diego.
Mary reports on the recent partnership with the California State Firefighter's Association (CFSA) and how their annual conference will be co-located at Firehouse World. This partnership, bringing California's best teachers and instructors to San Diego, expands the learning opportunites through a number of workshops and assocition meetings.
Firehouse.com writer Ed Ballam talks with Bill Foster, vice president and member of the board of directors of Spartan Motors.
Foster has been a firefighter for more than 30 years and is a huge advocate for apparatus maintenance training. He talks about what firefighters should and should not do to keep their apparatus on safely on the road.
Firehouse.com writer Ed Ballam continues his coverage of apparatus maintenance as he talks with Glenn Davis, the founder and owner of Lakes Region Fire Apparatus Inc., an apparatus service center and HME/Ahrens-Fox dealer in Tamworth, NH.
The two discuss the need to find a competent and trusted service center as part of a solid apparatus preventative maintenance program.
U.S. Fire Administration Deputy Administrator Chief Glenn Gaines hosts a podcast that looks at a variety of programs being offered by the U.S. Fire Administration and those taking place at the National Fire Academy (NFA) in Emmitsburg, MD.
Fire Program Specialist Kathy Gerstner discusses the USFA's "Install. Inspect. Protect." safety campaign.
Actor Denis Leary speaks to Firehouse.com about the 10th anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Warehouse Fire, which claimed the lives of six firefighters in his hometown of Worcester, Mass. in 1999.
One was his cousin and another was a childhood friend and classmate. Denis shares how the incident inspired the creation of The Leary Firefighters Foundation and what the team and donors have accomplished since.
Peter Matthews, editor of Firehouse.com, chats with Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about Firehouse Central, being held in Atlanta , Oct. 26 - 30, 2009.
The two discuss the wide-variety of offerings at this year's Firehouse Central, including the addition of Law Enforcement Expo Southeast. This public safety shows offers a variety of crossover training sessions, bring fire, EMS and law personnel into one room.
