On our way into the three-story garden apartment, assigned as the second-due truck and responsible for the floor above the fire, we saw heavy black smoke issuing out of two front windows on the second floor.
The chief of the Fayetteville (GA) Fire Department directed that the 2008 training calendar include a rescue awareness training program for all members.
Dive into the topics you can't ignore - everything from the role of emerging technology to leadership and management insights for today's fire service.
Over the years, fire stations have become quite sophisticated; their fundamental purpose has not changed, but by increasing fire station technology, firefighters can be more effective and respond more quickly.
On June 30, 2008, at 1822 hours, the Hyannis (MA) Fire Department received a 911 call reporting a woman with her arm trapped in a machine at a commercial laundry service at 95 Airport Road.
The International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters (IABPFF) has monitored discrimination in hiring, job assignments, and promotions since our inception in 1970.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Emergency Services in New Brunswick, New Jersey, uses this PIERCE foam pumper with Snozzle to attain better reach to process buildings and large structures, explains Chief John Welling.
Our journey through the basic five-step performance model has so far described how standard operating procedures (SOPs) outline how a particular operational activity is performed and then translated into the training component that prepares the players for doing what is described in the procedure.