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 ...

Fireground command success is determined by communication before, during and after a fire. Fireground commanders must communicate at a level that allows those who receive directives to understand how ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 24—Four Sauk Valley fire departments are taking part in Calm the Chaos fireground command training as part of an ongoing ...

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 ...

National Emergency Training Center Campus in Emmitsburg, MD. (Photo: FEMA) The U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) application period is open until October 15th for on-campus ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will welcome 40 students Monday to its brand new firefighter training facility in Merced County as part of a multiyear push to bolster its ...

A fatal fire in Norwich, Connecticut, claimed the lives of a mother and her 8-year-old daughter. The incident prompted the city to unify its career and volunteer fire departments under a single ...

Norwich Fire Chief Sam Wilson implemented a Unified Command Structure for the city's fire services. The new structure aims to improve coordination and response times between paid and volunteer ...