Firefighter drills on the apparatus floor helps members, but real learning only takes place during hands-on evolutions. When firefighters are schooled on the technical details of a tool or piece of ...

Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...

This is a recurring theme in my FDIC presentation, “Leading Through Training: The Crucial Role of the Fire Service Instructor.” The opportunity to model effective leadership and build a solid team ...

Hempfield is planning to build a center that will give township volunteer firefighters a space for hands-on training in their service area. That will allow firefighters to still respond quickly to ...

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 ...

GOSHEN, Ind. (WSBT) — If you introduce high school students to firefighter training, you might spark an interest and fuel the careers of future first responders. That is what is happening now at ...

NEW YORK STATE (WRGB) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced Saturday that New York’s Volunteer Firefighter Training Stipend program is being expanded to reimburse costs related to Basic Wildland Fire ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Department of Natural Resources has begun training seasonal firefighters in preparation for the upcoming wildfire season, with the peak of wildfire season still a few months away.