News from Fire Chief Magazine

Nine Firefighters Die

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:51:00 EDT

Of the 13 people on board, eight firefighters and a pilot are presumed dead in the crash of a helicopter that had just picked up workers battling a California wildfire.

Ga. Firefighters Teach Public Safety

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:37:00 EDT

Firefighters, emergency medical service workers, police and other emergency personnel from Whitfield County and Dalton, Tenn., participated in a public safety fair at the North Georgia Fairgrounds to help promote crime prevention and safety awareness.

N.C. Department Cited for Deaths

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:35:00 EDT

The North Carolina Department of Labor cited Salisbury (N.C.) Fire Department for three state regulations violation that they allegedly allowed to occur in a fire on March 7 that resulted in two firefighters' deaths.

Weather Vane May Sell for Millions

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:03:00 EDT

Sotheby's will auction off a 6-foot-tall copper weather vane which sat atop a Winchester (N.Y.) Volunteer Fire Company for at least 137 years.

Volunteer Department Sells Naming Rights for Expansion

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EDT

The Marshall Township (Pa.) Volunteer Fire Department is trying to raise $1.6 million for an expansion by selling the naming rights to a fire station and its trucks.

Training Focuses on Balance and Movement

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:42:00 EDT

John Metzger, a Sun City, Ariz., firefighter and the department's health and fitness coordinator, has made efforts to shift his department's traditional training from bulking up with weight machines and benches to a regime focused on balance and movement.

Pa. Emergency Management Chief Dies

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:29:00 EDT

Indiana County (Pa.) Emergency Management Agency Director Paul Beatty died July 28 following an extended illness. He was 61.

Fallen Firefighter's Family Tries to Reopen Lawsuit

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:26:00 EDT

The family of a St. Louis firefighter who died in 2002 is looking to reopen a settlement it reached with Survivair in 2006, saying the company withheld information.

Two Conn. Fire Officials Appointed.

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:23:00 EDT

Ridgefield Fire Chief Heather Burford was named by the governor to serve on the state's Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. And in Clinton, Anastasios Clados was named emergency management director.

NVFC Backs Sprinkler Rule

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:20:00 EDT

The National Volunteer Fire Council adopted a resolution supporting a change to the International Residential Code to require fire sprinklers in new single-family homes (IRC Proposal RB64-07/08).