Richard Marinucci

Firefighters can become trapped, lost, or disoriented or maybe even fall through a floor or roof.

Everyone should know the major threats to firefighters resulting from the work they are asked to perform.

Every year, the topic of this column is a prediction of what may be ahead for the fire and emergency services in the coming year.

EMS in many organizations is being strained. This is from increased run load, abuse of the system, continuing educational requirements (time required to maintain licensure), and firefighter burnout.

When new things are introduced, there are always early adopters.

For the most part, when circumstances require a response from local government and there are no clear-cut options, the fire department often is the default agency.

The electronics on cars are very sophisticated and require responders to have some working knowledge of them. Added all together, there are no longer any simple car extrications or car fires.

COVID-19 The lockdowns and restrictions have changed many fire department programs. Now's the time for agencies to reevaluate their services.

Rich Marinucci goes out of his mind about departments distributing “blooper” tapes.

Rich Marinucci talks about electric vehicles and battery-operated components.