When members don’t practice forcible entry, they easily can lose a step. Further, the fireground isn’t a place to relearn skills; it’s where members should implement previously covered skills and only ...

The Hawarden Fire Department is putting newly purchased training equipment to work and sharing it with neighboring departments. Hawarden firefighters recently traveled to Larchwood to lead […] ...

As an instructor and leader, the fire officer plays a critical role in shaping the skills, confidence, and synergy of your crew. Training isn’t just about achieving compliance with departmental ...

The motivation for this column was a recent fire to which my department responded where a squatter was trapped on the third floor of a dilapidated structure. The structure was on my radar for several ...

BOISE, Idaho — Smoke escaping the doors of the Boise Factory Outlets wasn’t a sign of danger, it marked a once-in-a-blue-moon training opportunity for the Boise Fire Department. “This is maybe, you ...