Firehouse.com offers an update on the upcoming Firehouse Central Conference, taking place in Las Vegas, Oct. 13-17. We talk with Program Director Harvey Eisner and Show Manager Mary Velline about the great education and networking opportunities offered at Firehouse Central. Firehouse Central, co-located with EMS EXPO, offers over 70 hands-on and classroom education sessions. A pre-conference [...]

Firehouse.com talks with Larry Sagen, the author of “Recruiting & Retaining Diversity” published in the September 2008 issue of Firehouse Magazine. Larry serves as the Executive Director of FIRE 20/20, an organization dedicated to helping recruit and retain qualified and diverse personnel for departments, as the make up of communities are constantly changing. Larry talks [...]

In this edition, host Ed Comeau investigates the use of fire retardants in furnishings and their impact upon the environment and the health and safety of firefighters when the products are encountered. With the explosive growth of environmental awareness, a much closer look is being given to the use of fire retardants. Are we creating a [...]

Chief Billy Goldfeder talks with the men behind two of the hottest blog sites in the fire service world. The blogs are STATter911 and Firegeezer. Be it the latest fire news, fire controversy or fire opinion, these two bloggers usually have it well covered. But who are the people behind these two blogs and what got them [...]

The National Fire Sprinkler Association presents a panel discussion featuring Chief Billy Goldfeder, Chief Sean Decrane, the Home Safety Council’s Meri-K Appy and Jeff Shapiro from the IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition. The NFSA’s Shane Ray moderates the panel as the discuss the role fire sprinklers play in both firefighter and citizen safety. Join this excellent group [...]

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