Bill Carey

Associate Editor

Bill Carey is the associate editor for FireRescue1.com and EMS1.com. A former Maryland volunteer firefighter, sergeant, and lieutenant, Bill has written for several fire service publications and platforms. His work on firefighter behavioral health garnered a 2014 Neal Award nomination. His ongoing research and writings about line-of-duty death data is frequently cited in articles, presentations, and trainings. Have a news tip? He can be reached at news@lexipol.com.

LATEST ARTICLES

Mayday

Watch: Bailout during Houston apartment fire

Video posted to social media showed three firefighters bailing out from the second floor at the Falls of Point West Apartments

March 13, 2026 01:27 PM

Bill Carey

UL Research Institutes’ Fire Safety Research Institute

New research identifies 3 new tactics for coordinating search, fire attack and ventilation

UL FSRI researchers used full-scale residential fire experiments to show how simultaneous interior/exterior attack and post-knockdown ventilation can improve firefighter safety and victim survival

March 13, 2026 10:34 AM

Bill Carey

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Apparatus

Inside the Hosebed: Upper Chichester, Pa. Engine 10

Engine 10 carries 950’ of 2-1/2” reduced down to a 100’ 1-3/4” bundle load, with a breakaway nozzle

March 13, 2026 09:57 AM

Bill Carey

Military

Boston firefighter injured in Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. service members in Kuwait

Massachusetts National Guard Maj. Mark Garcia, a Boston firefighter assigned to Engine 50, is recovering overseas after the attack

March 12, 2026 08:45 AM

Bill Carey

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

NFFF documentary captures firefighters’ front-line experiences during COVID-19

The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s new film features firefighters from New York, Idaho and Massachusetts reflecting on the uncertainty, challenges and lasting lessons of the pandemic

March 12, 2026 05:00 AM

Bill Carey

Fire Service Awards

Goldfeder to receive media award for firefighter education, safety advocacy

The New Jersey Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association is honoring Deputy Chief Billy Goldfeder with its George Steele Media Award

March 11, 2026 08:56 AM

Bill Carey

Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)

LODD: Pa. fire police officer suffers cardiac arrest while responding to call

Richlandtown Fire Police Officer Todd Koch died after suffering a respiratory emergency and cardiac arrest while responding to a call

March 11, 2026 07:25 AM

Bill Carey

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Recruitment and Retention

Texas EMS staffing shortage causes shift change, forcing medics to sleep on cots during pilot program

In Fort Worth, rising EMS attrition has prompted the fire department to shift crews to a 24/48 schedule

March 11, 2026 07:00 AM

Bill Carey

National Volunteer Fire Council

NVFC: Firefighters should press Congress to end shutdown

The National Volunteer Fire Council is calling on firefighters to contact lawmakers as the DHS shutdown has delayed grants and shuttered the National Fire Academy

March 10, 2026 11:40 AM

Bill Carey

NIOSH

Fire that burned 3 Texas firefighters spotlights search tactics, survival training

The report urges departments to match tactics to conditions, identify isolation points, reinforce survival training and strengthen command, communication and risk management on the fireground

March 10, 2026 09:57 AM

Bill Carey