Successfully graduating from a fire academy is one of the most rewarding but challenging times in a person’s life. Although it’s difficult to truly be ready for the rigors of a fire academy, preparing as best you can will surely help.
Read moreProfessional Development for the Volunteer Firefighter
This fast-paced program examines what it means to be a true professional in the volunteer fire service. Sometimes, it’s too easy to get distracted or fall back on excuses when we are not properly engaged in
Read moreNYC Gets $25M for e-Bike Charging Stations, Seeking to Prevent Battery Fires
After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four lives, New York City officials announced Sunday that they are receiving a $25 million emergency grant from the federal government to fund scores...
Read moreHappy Fathers Day
Most every night when they’re in bed, And both their little prayers have said, They shout for me to come upstairs And tell them tales of gypsies bold, And eagles with the claws that hold A baby’s weight, and fairy sprites That roam...
Read moreTrench Rescue Shoring: Myths or Science? Part 2
A variety of shoring designs for trench rescue have managed to find their way into the fire service. Few have been developed or reviewed by professional engineers, and fewer yet have been tested in their position of function (i.e., in a trench)...
Read moreAssessing Acquired Infections Through Medical Transports
With the passage of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, medical facilities were put on notice that they may not receive government reimbursement for Health Care Associated Infections (HAIs). Note that HAIs were formerly known as “hospital...
Read moreTwenty Hose Exercises for Firefighter Functional Fitness
One of the biggest benefits of firefighter functional fitness is that we do not need a lot of specialized equipment to get a great workout. Along with traditional exercise equipment and bodyweight exercises, the tools and equipment found in our...
Read moreFirefighters Rescue Man from Burning Hartford (CT) Apartment
The fire broke out in a fourth-story apartment in the 30-block of Charter Oak Place about 5 a.m., before dawn, according to District Chief Mario Oquendo Jr. Firefighters went to the fourth floor, where they found the man and took him out of the...
Read moreProtecting Lives of Firefighters Is Not Necessary
Almost 10 years after the West (TX) explosion, no substantive changes have been enacted to protect the public and firefighters from a similar disaster
Read moreFort Worth (TX) Firefighters Battle Fire in Vacant Commercial Building
A fire destroyed a vacant commercial building early Tuesday morning, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department.
Read morePinelands Fire That Threatened NJ Homes Is Contained
A wind-whipped forest fire in the southern New Jersey Pinelands that threatened 16 homes Tuesday was fully contained by nightfall, and firefighters said they believed the homes were no longer in jeopardy.
Read moreRedmond (WA) Ends Order Requiring COVID Vaccines for Firefighters
Redmond firefighters and paramedics will no longer be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to work in the Eastside city.
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