I served as a firefighter. On Day One I learned that staying alive was my top priority. I was taught that the firefighters ...
What I love about my job is that I get to share my knowledge about thermal imaging in person wherever I travel and through posts on various social media platforms. This month, I want to write ...
When have fire department members ever said that they have too much equipment, or you heard them say, “Sorry, Mr. Mayor, but our compartments are full!”? The ...
This class is designed to turn people into “awe-inspiring, command-presence-having, cool-as-a-cucumber, fireground decision makers.” Of course, no short class can turn someone into the ...
The U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA), in partnership with Women in Fire, announced the dates for the 2024 session in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The dates are June 15-16 ...
Firefighting presents a unique set of stressors that affect mental and physical performance and compound throughout a career. Given the risks, firefighters display elevated rates of occupational ...
East and West Coast live fire instructors team up to deliver both fire dynamics and tactics requiring a high level of performance under live fire conditions. Students will learn to recognize the ...
HOLDEN, Louisiana (March 20, 2024) – REV Specialty Vehicles Segment, which includes fire apparatus manufacturing subsidiaries, is proud to announce Collis Heath has been named vice president and ...
Private-dwelling fires are the most common structure fire in the United States and Canada. About 75% of fire deaths occur in residential dwellings, and about 2,400 civilians die in these ...
One man was killed and another was injured in a house fire in Carver Wednesday night, according to the Carver Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the two-story home just before 11 p.m. and ...
Authorities were investigating the cause of an explosion that damaged a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday night. The Los Angeles Fire Department was alerted at 5:38 p.m. to the blast in the ...