Fighting the Cold
Various cold-weather calls & the lessons my department learned from them
By Chief Nyle Zikmund
Photo Tim Olk Global warming may be wreaking havoc on many parts of the country, but during the winter months, those of us in Minnesota still experience the joys of firefighting in sub-zero-degree weather. Given a choice between wildland firefighting in 90-plus-degree heat and fighting fire in the bitter cold ... more »

Inside the Apparatus Industry
	There's a New ARFF in Town Mid-mount aerial just one of many new offerings By Bob Vaccaro Photos by Oshkosh

Two giants in the fire apparatus industry, Oshkosh and Pierce, recently combined forces to develop a new rapid-intervention vehicle for aircraft rescue firefighting (ARFF), hazmat and emergency response needs ... more »

Firefighting 360
	A Better Leader in 2009 Take a fresh look at who we are, where we're at now, and where we want to be By Billy Schmidt

Since we're beginning another new year, I thought I would take this opportunity to throw a few words out about leadership, actually another important element of CRM, and some ways to help us do it a little better ... more »

Get On Board
Firefighters must be well schooled in bus extrication
By Paul Hasenmeier
Photo Courtesy TMCNews.net
From the Oct. 2008 issue of FireRescue magazine
Editor's note: Last Saturday, five companies of Los Angeles city firefighters, 11 rescue Ambulances, three EMS battalion captains and command teams responded after two school buses traveling northbound on the 405 freeway collided. Luckily, damage to both buses was minor. Because injuries ... more »