No element of response to fires and other incidents is more important to fire department leadership, incident commanders (ICs) and municipalities than the safety of their firefighters. Evidence of ...

Firefighting is an inherently challenging profession, requiring constant adaptation to new threats and environments. As technology advances, so must our methods for preparing incident commanders (ICs) ...

From a hoax school shooting to Boston Marathon planning, real-world incidents show how relationships and pre-event coordination determine outcomes ...

All images courtesy Virginia Beach Fire Department. It’s third and six and your favorite football team is down by three points. The offense is outside field goal range and needs to convert the first ...

More than 30 days after Hempfield supervisors acknowledged potential issues in the fire department, changes could be coming to the command structure. The goal is to have the township’s 12 volunteer ...

Ankeny has introduced its first fire academy, offering an easier in to the industry and hands-on training to 23 recruits, to prepare them for real-life firefighting scenarios. FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION ...