ENGLEWOOD, Fla.—An abandoned dental care office in Englewood, heavily damaged by hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2025, served a new purpose on Tuesday. The building, which was flooded by storm surge, ...

This is a recurring theme in my FDIC presentation, “Leading Through Training: The Crucial Role of the Fire Service Instructor.” The opportunity to model effective leadership and build a solid team ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Firefighters spread out across Kalamazoo over the weekend to take part in a rare kind of training, using their hoses, ladders and saws on real buildings. The Kalamazoo Department of ...

Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...

Firefighters can benefit from various training technology platforms that allow them to take part in repeated scenarios that improve training, safety and increase knowledge retention. Digital twins of ...

FROM THE NORTH SHORE. OVER THE NEXT 20 DAYS, FIREFIGHTERS HERE IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH ARE GETTING HANDS ON TRAINING THAT COULD HELP SAVE LIVES IN A MAJOR SITUATION. AND ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING AT ...

With tanks of compressed air on their backs and surrounded by members of their team, young firefighters with the Manteca Fire ...

Responding to a fire is no easy feat, but some of the training that firefighters undergo can be just as challenging, especially when it involves entering a burning building. The exercise was just one ...