Michael Daley joins Peter Matthews to discuss firefighter training today with a look at training challenges expected over the next five years, including new responses such as electric vehicles, and ...

This series has focused on training load and related concepts and their implications for firefighter fitness. Firefighting requires exceptional physical and mental endurance. Now let’s take a quick ...

Robert Policht will dig into training ideas designed to ensure that your SCBA operates as a multi-faceted tool in your toolbox on the fireground. From familiarization to multi-steps drills, Policht ...

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 ...

Effective fire training goes beyond classroom lectures and compliance checklists. To prepare workers for emergencies—whether it’s a Class A blaze involving paper and wood, or a Class B fire fed by ...

Climate change is putting a growing number of people at risk of wildfire in the Great Plains and the Western U.S. The number of firefighters and fire management professionals has not kept up with that ...

STOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Twenty-seven firefighters from across Massachusetts, including Deputy State Fire Marshal Maribel Fournier, have graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s ...

DUBLIN, Calif. — More than 28 newly recruited firefighters from the Alameda County Fire (ALCO Fire) Department participated in a comprehensive wildland firefighting training at Parks Reserve Forces ...

A firefighting training program designed primarily for women hopes to diversify the industry and to attract more people to firefighting overall. Climate change is putting a growing number of people at ...