by Jennifer Tucci | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog, Blog & News, News
By Michael Hosto, Founder, 1-800-BOARDUP As most experienced fire professionals know, children frequently stray onto fire scenes after a fire. Most seasoned veterans have witnessed some variation of the neighborhood “bicycle brigade”, organized and ready to...
by Jennifer Tucci | Apr 9, 2020 | Blog, Blog & News
Maintaining Work-Life Balance Finding a healthy work-life balance can be hard in nearly any occupation. However, work-life balance can be more difficult for firefighters due to the stress we experience beyond emergency calls. FireRescue1 lists nine stressors...
by Jennifer Tucci | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog, Blog & News, News
Who Accepts Liability After a Fire or Disaster? By Chief Jim Harmes, ret., Past President, IAFC As a son of a volunteer firefighter, I rode my bike to fire damaged buildings. I was intrigued by the losses fire produced. So intrigued that I would immediately go into...
by Jennifer Tucci | Feb 4, 2020 | Blog, Blog & News, News
What is the Attractive Nuisance Doctrine, and Why Should I Care? Picture this. It’s 7:30 am the day after the Smith’s house caught on fire. Only a part of the house was damaged, and your station did a great job of putting the fire out and making sure the Smith’s were...
by Jennifer Tucci | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, Blog & News, News
A couple weeks ago, the following story appeared in the Boston Herald: One man died and three other people were injured in a fatal, two-alarm fire in Burlington on Thursday, according to Burlington Fire and Police departments. The fire that totally destroyed a home on...
