To stay relevant, firefighters must see themselves as career-long students. Learning should not stop at graduation from the recruit academy; instead, graduation marks the beginning of a firefighter’s ...
Everyone has heard the phrase “speed kills.” Of course, many of us understand that the phrase relates to vehicle speed—civilian vehicle speed, in particular, and the tens of thousands of civilians who ...
Northstate firefighters are navigating difficult terrain to tame wildfires. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) personnel told KRCR there are two ways firefighters establish line to stop a fire’s spread: ...
Greer Fire calls for several firefighting tactics, agencies The Greer Fire, burning in Apache County, was called "challenging" by fire officials on Thursday night. It's required several firefighting ...
Preplanning for how firefighters should attack a fire at a solar farm includes understanding how to deenergize the solar systems and figuring out appropriate fire line cutoffs to stop the moving fire.
Firefighters have plenty of ways to battle the spread of flames, but some first responders have a different approach to wildfire response. A smokejumper is a unique type of wildland firefighter that’s ...
A firefighting training program designed primarily for women hopes to diversify the industry and to attract more people to firefighting overall. Climate change is putting a growing number of people at ...
Elkhart Brass recently announced it has received an order from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) for their award winning high-rise firefighting technology, the HEROPipe system. The order will be ...
Firefighters from the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point (MOTSU) Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) facilitated a critical live-fire training exercise for 16 area firefighters Feb. 28. The ...