John Hussey, a firefighter from the Crystal Lake Fire Department, is enrolled in the Illinois Fire Service Institute Basic Operations Firefighter/NFPA Firefighter I (BOF) Blended course. This 18-week ...

The mission of Firehouse is to educate and inspire firefighters so that they can protect their communities and keep themselves safe. By providing news, lessons learned, tactical changes and focusing ...

Let’s say that you work in an engine company in a department that has decent staffing. When you report for duty, what tactical position do you hope for? The answer for 99 percent of firefighters is ...