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 ...

Emergency management personnel from Jackson County gathered at the Sylva Fire Department training grounds for a day of ...

In today’s fire service, the push for increased education and certification is at an all-time high. Firefighters are expected to be scholars of fire behavior, pump theory, rescue mechanics, hazardous ...

John Partridge empathizes with frustrated firefighters and officers who encounter rejection after rejection of suggestions for operational and/or organizational changes. His solution: Invest the time ...

I was 32 years old when I became a career firefighter. My only regret about going into the fire service is that I did not start it sooner in my life. I love being a firefighter, and want to share my ...

The Illinois Department of Labor’s IL OSHA and the Illinois Fire Service Institute are expanding their partnership to provide on-demand, experience-based firefighter safety training, using real-world ...

An outside consultant evaluated the department after four fires that resulted in the deaths of nine firefighters. The ...

A new training programme is helping emergency crews prepare for critical incidents in towering buildings.