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2 weeks ago | 
fireapparatusmagazine.com | Diane Rothschild
The extrication world has lost a giant. David Dalrymple, longtime FDIC instructor, Fire Engineerin g author, Fire Engineering Books DVD author, and Training Minutes video host, has passed away from complications from pneumonia. He was 60. Dalrymple was a rescue consultant/educator for RoadwayRescue LLC, teaching extrication to responders throughout the United States and internationally.
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2 weeks ago | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
The extrication world has lost a giant. David Dalrymple, longtime FDIC instructor, Fire Engineering author, Fire Engineering Books DVD author, and Training Minutes video host, has passed away from complications from pneumonia. He was 60. Dalrymple was a rescue consultant/educator for RoadwayRescue LLC, teaching extrication to responders throughout the United States and internationally.
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1 month ago | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
When you marry a firefighter, you tuck away in your head and your heart the “what-ifs” that may happen. In December 2022, Kristina Moon, wife of fallen Fire Department of New York firefighter Billy Moon, received the phone call no family wants to get. It’s what she did after that call that has turned into a growing foundation and opened up the entire fire service and first responder communities to a need they didn’t realize existed.
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1 month ago | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
Robert Morris Sr. is the recipient of the FDIC 2025 Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement Award.
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1 month ago | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
The 9th International Tall Building/High Rise Conference took place April 7-9, 2025, at FDIC International 2025, in Indianapolis. The event, recognized by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE), brought delegates together with speakers from around the world to provide valuable insights into current best practices, tall building fire safety innovation, and relevant high-fire safety issues.
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1 month ago | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
To kick off the 2025 FDIC Opening Ceremony, Eric Schlett, Executive Vice President, Clarion Fire Rescue Group, welcomed the standing-room-only crowd: “On behalf of Clarion Events and the entire FDIC International team, it is my absolute honor to welcome you to FDIC International 2025—the world’s largest gathering of firefighters, first responders, and emergency service professionals.
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1 month ago | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, Women in Fire held its annual leadership conference within a conference at FDIC International. Leading off was the keynote “Leading from the Margins” by Chief (Ret.) Jeanine Nicholson, San Francisco (CA) Fire Department. Nicholson was a trailblazer in the San Francisco Fire Department with more than 30 years of dedicated service.
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2 months ago | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
We asked FDIC instructors and advisory board members the following questions: “If you could have dinner at FDIC with one person—living or deceased, real or fictional, fire service related or not—who would it be and why? What would you discuss?” Here are their responses. Anthony Avillo, Deputy Chief (Ret.), North Hudson (NJ) Regional Fire & Rescue: That is an easy one. It would be my Dad.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
FDIC Conference Director Diane Rothschild recently spoke with Deputy Chief (Ret.) Frank Viscuso, from the Kearny (NJ) Fire Department, who will be the recipient of the 2025 Fire Engineering/ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award at the FDIC International 2025 Opening Ceremony Day 2, about the whole FDIC “experience.”DR: How long have you been teaching/attending FDIC International? FV: I started teaching at FDIC International in 2012.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
fireengineering.com | Diane Rothschild
Deputy Chief (Ret.) Frank Viscuso of the Kearny (NJ) Fire Department is the 2025 recipient of the Fire Engineering/ISFSI George D. Post Instructor of the Year Award. In nominating Viscuso, Chief Jim Silvernail of the Kirkwood (MO) Fire Department said, “No one can deny that Deputy Chief Frank Viscuso has become one of the most well-known and impactful instructors within our industry.”It’s Time to Step Up! Self-Education Is the KeyInspiration vs. Intimidation: Which Type of Leader Will You Be?
