It was a good and bad year for the U.S. fire service  

  And the tales grow taller on down the line  

  In terms of data, the fireground has been relatively safe so far

Don’t worry about those fires kid  

  A milestone in the efforts to reduce fatalities

  Another violent EMS incident

  Not what you think, or read at first glance  

Engine 846 with smoke showing PLUS articles from FireRescue Magazine and Fire Engineering

Eight members of the fire service died while on duty

Sometimes it’s hard to get back to the basics with all the noise