Urban Firefighter Magazine

Forcible Frustration By Ray McCormack Have you ever experienced forcible frustration? You know, that special moment when the door you’re...

Scaling Ladders By Ray McCormack There is a good chance your apparatus does not carry a scaling ladder. Pompier ladder is the more tr...

Hay Bales By Ray McCormack I have never baled hay a day in my life, but I have burned with it. Most live burns use hay to function as ...

The Lost Art Show By Ray McCormack Firefighters may not stereotypically fall under the category of art lovers, but many, deep-down, shou...

By Ray McCormack “Firefighter down; I’m running out of air; we can’t find the door. Children trapped!” These are some of the emotionally cha...

By Ray McCormack I hope you have some nerve, not to be obnoxious, but to be aggressive. Firefighting is about nerve in a lot of respects. ...

By Ray McCormack It seems that every classic movie scene with a sword fight starts with the phrase, “On Guard!” This simple statement de...