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Features
Newsmakers share their stories and discuss
some of the year's biggest incidents and trends  Goldfeder: All Solutions are LocalI seem to have a reputation of being a pessimist. Well, I want us to stay focused on preventable problems, and that's usually bad news...  Our Healing Process After Helicopter CrashThe helicopter went down on a remote mountain top August 5 about 7:30 p.m. We would not know how bad it was until the next morning...  Charleston: Moving Forward but Never ForgettingAs I reflect on the past year in the Charleston Fire Department, there have been many changes. Healing is still happening on a daily basis...  My Response to Wendy's ShootingI was driving to one of our stations when I saw a lady — who I later found out was the spouse of Firefighter Vazquez — crying by the side of the road...  My Road to Recovery After CrashI was a little nervous like any first-time firefighter would be. We were about a mile to half a mile from the scene when we were struck... |
Columnists
FireRescue1 columnists look back on 2008
and ahead to the future  Greater Recognition Can Spur ChangeBy Tom LaBelle  Tighten Those BeltsBy Jason Zigmont  Get Ready to Chill in '09By Mike McEvoy  Hard Times for '09By Michael Lee  The Greater GoodBy Charles Bailey  Looking Back, Looking Ahead at Firefighter SafetyBy Billy Hayes |
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In Memoriam
Learn more about those who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2008 in the LODD section
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Special Coverage
FireRescue1 coverage of the events
that defined 2008  Charleston: One Year Later  Financial Crisis and the Fire Service  Fire-Rescue International 2008  2008 Fire/EMS Safety, Health & Survival Week  NVFC's National Firefighter Health Week  Fire Prevention Week |
Slideshow
FireRescue1 selects the strongest firefighting photos from the past 12 months
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 Bloggers respond to the question, 'What did you learn this year?'
The fire service is as unified as it is finely divided. Until we can put aside our differences to realize that we DO have some common ground, and focus on solving those core issues, we will continue to fight these same battles.
— Mick Mayers in Open Your Eyes in 2009 One third who died had heart conditions that routine medical testing would have detected, which means that so much as an annual physical wasn't required.
— Art Goodrich in 2008 - And the Winner is... I am going to write down all the issues our family have been dealing with and on New Year's Eve, I will burn those papers in the fireplace.
— Jeffrey Lindsey in Out with 2008, in with 2009 |
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Most Popular
Most Read Articles of 2008
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