
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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4 days ago |
firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
FireFusion 2025: In a Class by ItselfConvening in Charleston, SC, Oct. 14–16, the conference will bring together experts and fire department technology implementers to provide hands-on-useful information.. From AI to the Smart City concept, from drone as first responder (DFR) to data-driven decision-making, the FireFusion conference will aid departments in regard to training, response, operations and much more.
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5 days ago |
firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
As Firehouse Sees It: A Life Lost Despite the Signs of SuicidePeter Matthews urges members, officers and chiefs to use 2025 Safety Stand Down Week to have discussions that could save the life of one of their department brothers or sisters. Peter Matthews urges members, officers and chiefs to use 2025 Safety Stand Down Week to have discussions that could save the life of one of their department brothers or sisters.
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1 week ago |
firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
Peter Matthews | Editor-in-Chief/Conference DirectorPeter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood, NY.
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1 week ago |
firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
Photos: Train, Truck Collision Sparks Fire in Wollsdorf, AustriaDozens of firefighters responded when the train struck a truck in Wollsdorf, sparking a fire that engulfed the truck and a train car. A collision between a train and a truck sparked a fire that left several injured and caused over a million dollars in damage in Wollsdorf, Austria.
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2 weeks ago |
firehouse.com | Peter Matthews
Classes to Resume at National Fire Academy, Center for Domestic PreparednessNearly three months after being shut down by DOGE, the National Fire Academy and two other education facilities will resume in-person training. The National Fire Academy is among three national schoolhouses to reopen in June.
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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!