The Importance of Fire Service War Stories – Michael Glore

Peter Matthews invites author Michael Glore, who is a deputy chief with the Reading, PA, Fire Department, to share his interest in fire service history and how the war stories from the past has shaped today’s fire service.   

Glore, who has nearly 40 years in the fire service and has co-authored four fire service history books, explains why firefighters should know their department’s history to help make tactical decisions, but also to understand by certain tactics are understood. 

The show is filled with historical nuggets for all listeners from the recent 40th anniversary of firefighter fatality fire in Reading involving a flashover, to an early example of a BLEVE to firefighter cancer. Glore explains how firefighters can capture their history and how to share it with others. 

Resources 

• Pottsville Firefighting
• Reading Firefighting
• Schuylkill County Firefighting
• The Great Memorial Day Fire of 1945 and Other Schuylkill County Disasters
• Fire Alarm Boxes Silenced in PA Town, For Now