Preplanning your oral history interview
In Part 3 of our series oral history interviews, we provide you with tips for preplanning your interview.
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Ethical considerations for oral history interviews
In Part 2 of the Oral History series, we take a look at interview styles and ethical considerations for oral history interviews.
Benjamin Franklin Fire Writer’s Award winner announced
The National Fire Heritage Center has announced Fireproof Children/Prevention1st of Rochester, New York, as the winner of the Benjamin Franklin Fire Writer’s Award.
Wingspread VI conference report
The sixth Wingspread conference was held last year to discuss issues impacting the fire and rescue service now and into the foreseeable future. Forty-three fire and rescue leaders were invited to this intense three-day meeting.
Conducting oral history interviews
Much of our historical information is carried from one generation of firefighters to the next by our oral histories. We must begin in earnest to collect our oral traditions, one individual firefighter and fire service leader at a time.
40 years ago: The day the American fire service changed
As a result of the Beverly Hills Supper Club fire, national fire codes for public assembly occupancies were changed to require – for the first time – fire alarm and fire sprinkler systems.