“Every fire chief needs to have this on their phone”

Over the course of a 40-year career as a firefighter, Billy Goldfeder has responded to virtually every kind of emergency, from fires and medical emergencies to search-and-rescue operations, hazardous material spills and natural disasters. As the Deputy Chief of the Loveland-Symmes Fire Department in Loveland, Ohio, he says the key to effective fire response is knowing what you are facing and having the skills and equipment in place to deal with it. The biggest uncertainties for first responders, he says, are the emergencies they seldom, if ever, encounter. This includes a natural disaster like a tornado or a hurricane, or an industrial event like an incident involving a pipeline.

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