
Peter Matthews
Editor-in-Chief at Firehouse Magazine
Editor-in-chief, @firehousenews; Conference director, @firefusion_con. Former volunteer firefighter, @nypost photog/editor. Email: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
Drone Video Captures Deadly Hoarding Home Fire in Faulkner, MDThe bodies of two men were recovered after firefighters battled the fire amid hoarding conditions in Faulkner. Two men died in a stubborn fire in a hoarder home in Faulkner on Thursday. Firefighters from Maryland and Virginia responded to the fire, which was reported shortly after 6 a.m. on Brunswick Road, according to SOMDNews.com. Officials said one person was able to escape the burning structure.
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firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
Firefighter Dies at Willard, OH, House FireTri-Community Joint Fire Department firefighter John Saunders responded to a Willard house fire Wednesday night. Tri-Community Joint Fire Department firefighter John Saunders died after responding to an April 16 house fire. A firefighter was recovered in the basement of a Willard home after responding to a house fire Wednesday night.
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firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
More than a half-dozen fire departments spent the majority of their shift battling a stubborn blaze at a Fort Worth recycling facility Sunday. Firefighters were called to Silver Creek Materials around 3 p.m. on the city's west side for a brush fire and units request additional resources. The fire appeared to have started in a large pile of discarded pallets and wood and spread to an area filled with tires and other debris.
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firehouse.com | Peter Matthews |Robert Policht
Peter Matthews talks with Rob Policht, a lieutenant with Passaic, NJ, Fire Department and one of the guys between Flow and Vent, about the state of today’s fire service and how a podcast he was on with a former Navy SEAL changed some of his approach to the fire service. As a young officer, Policht provides his perspective on bridging the gap across multiple generations in the station.
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2 weeks ago |
firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
Safety & HealthAs Firehouse Sees It: Stress Awareness and ManagementPeter Matthews urges firefighters, officers and chiefs to recognize the importance of keeping tabs on their and their fellow members' mental well-being during National Stress Awareness Month and beyond. The world in which we’re living—both inside of the fire station and outside—seems to get more complicated, more uncertain and more unstable as time goes on.
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RT @dcfireems: Confirmed small aircraft down in Potomac River vicinity Reagan National Airport. Fireboats on scene. #DCsBravest

.@RFDPIO1 #firefighters had fire in the roof and walls of a church on Ames Street earlier. @IAFF1071 @mcfw #Roc https://t.co/Taf4VfGUGE

I had a great time on the @5AlarmTaskForce podcast with Steve Greene. Check it out!

Episode 9-13 Peter Mathews of FIREHOUSE Magazine https://t.co/N8swCi3z7k via @YouTube We discuss the recent 25th anniversary of the Worcester MA Cold Storage tragedy and the recent Fire Fusion conference in South Carolina!