American Firefighter magazine is an official publication of the American Firefighter Family, a Nonprofit Educational Corporation founded to award scholarships, grants and other financial aids to individuals, groups and organizations within the American firefighting community.

American Firefighter is published monthly. Each issue includes featured topics of interest to firefighters and their families, plus regular features and departments.

• January: Small commercial, strip mall, residential, and other structure and building fires.
• February: Large commercial and high-rise building fires; earthquakes.
• March: Hazardous materials; terrorism - biological and chemical explosions.
• April: Brush, grass and wildland fires; wildland fire gear; emergency shelters.
• May: Urban wildland interface fires; nuisance fires; animal rescues.
• June: Forest fires; air tankers and helicopters; hand crews; controlled burns.
• July: Hurricanes, tornadoes and tsunamis; safety apparatus and equipment.
• August: Airport plane crash firefighting and rescues; shipboard fires.
• September: Training and community education: school fires and safety programs.
• October: Urban search and rescue; floods and swift water rescue.
• November: Ice storms; high angle (rope) rescues; special rescues.
• December: Holiday safety; traffic accidents; Christmas fires; emergency medical services.

Regular Features: First-person interviews; historical fires and rescues; educational opportunities; scholarships and grants; firefighter arts, crafts, hobbies, models and collections.

Departments: Training tips; New Gear and Equipment; In the News; In Memoriam (national line-of-duty obituaries); Vacation Getaways; Retirement Adventures; Sports and Recreation; Investment Resources; Toys and Gadgets; Film, Video and Book Reviews.

American Firefighter is read by active and retired firefighters and their wives and husbands, children, and other family members and friends. Articles and photographs submitted to American Firefighter should reflect the human aspect of firefighting experiences as well as the technical. American Firefighter will review books, television and motion picture productions dealing with this nation's most proud and dangerous occupation.

American Firefighter presents the action of firefighting and rescue, told as first-person stories, interviews, follow-up reports and photo spreads, with heavy emphasis on stories that are unusual, innovative, and motivating.

Our readers want to know what special circumstances are encountered in fighting fires aboard a cruise ship; what it feels like to parachute into a wildfire area with your life depending on the equipment in your back pack; the sudden hazards encountered in rescuing victims from a 50-vehicle ice storm pileup.

Submissions: Query first with brief synopsis and SASE. State availability of photos. Submit seasonal material 4-6 months in advance. Length: 500 to 2,500 words. We pay $50 to $500 for assigned articles, $50 to $350 for unsolicited articles; sometimes pay expenses of writers on assignment. Payment upon publication. Byline given.

Photos: Send photos with query or manuscript. We pay $20 to $250 for glossy color prints and transparencies. Negatives and matte or textured prints not accepted. Photos must include captions, identification of subjects, dates and locations. Byline given.

Reports: We report in 4 weeks on queries, 2 months on manuscripts and photos. Publication usually 2-3 months after acceptance.

Please contact:

Email: jpfire@accutek.com