When there's a fire, you want a trained and experienced team to respond. To make sure their crews are up to snuff, four local ...

Learn what the newest What Firefighters Want survey reveals about training access, quality, effectiveness and the barriers ...

Every fire department says it values training, but not every department defines what good performance looks like. Company-level drills may be happening regularly, yet repetition alone does not ...

Firefighters from Sullivan and neighboring counties gathered in Dushore on Saturday for a live-fire training exercise ...

This is a recurring theme in my FDIC presentation, “Leading Through Training: The Crucial Role of the Fire Service Instructor.” The opportunity to model effective leadership and build a solid team ...

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.

Scott Mackeben was just a rookie on the Palatine Fire Department when he remembers talk of a regional firefighter training center on the nearby Harper College campus. In the ensuing years, fire chiefs ...

In today’s fire service, the push for increased education and certification is at an all-time high. Firefighters are expected to be scholars of fire behavior, pump theory, rescue mechanics, hazardous ...

This paper explores the importance of comprehensive fire safety training on college campuses, where residence halls, classrooms and other shared spaces can present significant fire risks. It covers ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. — New York State is expanding its volunteer firefighter training stipend program, amid a 40-year low in volunteering for the state’s fire departments. How does the program aim to ...