Complacency is the evil that firefighters battle each day they pull on a pair of boots. Slower fire run numbers, more time between fires and constant EMS runs are some of the many excuses we use to ...

You’re a member of a truck company performing a primary search of a single-family dwelling that was 25 percent involved upon arrival. Crawling on your hands and knees in the heat, smoke and darkness ...

Many firefighters swing the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) over their shoulders pand onto their backs with little thought of the complexity of the equipment and the extreme hazards that ...

The Fall River Fire Department is in the process of purchasing a vehicle to support firefighters' safety and efficiency at ...

In the last 30 years, the fire service has made huge gains in the area of SCBA use. Today, most departments have strict policies that address when, where and how SCBAs should be used. That’s a long ...