Let me share a bitter experience from my younger days.At the time, the annual fire evacuation drill was being held as usual. I was serving as the leader of one of the several firefighting teams. When ...

The Charlotte Fire Department’s push to rethink its live-fire instruction model began with a simple goal: more realistic, scenario-based training. “We don’t have a game day every day, so we want to ...

Tulsa Fire Chief Michael Baker explains how firefighters respond to house fires and shares safety tips for smoke alarms, family escape plans, heating systems and carbon monoxide prevention. TULSA, ...

Gig Harbor Fire opened a $17.2 million live-fire training campus with a five-story tower. The support building is two stories and 11,866 square feet. Facility features live-fire props, forcible entry ...

Multiple operational, procedural and cultural factors contributed to a firefighter sustaining burn injuries during a live-fire training evolution. The staged opening of basement doors and windows and ...