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 ...

Controlled tactical aggression (CTA) refers to firefighters’ ability to operate with intensity, speed, and purpose—without losing control of the situation, your crew, or your decision making. It is ...

Firefighters can’t be selective in regard to their pursuit of proficiency in eight main skills based on whether they are assigned to a pumper, a ladder or another type of apparatus. Firefighters must ...

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 ...

Volunteer firefighters learn how to protect property during calls by pulling a tarp over a plastic table and chairs during a training session last year at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg. At 83, ...

MINDEN, WV (WVNS) – Many consider firefighting to be a male-dominated field. Local responders have pointed out that women have just as much to offer in these essential roles. Responders from around ...

Scott Mackeben was just a rookie on the Palatine Fire Department when he remembers talk of a regional firefighter training center on the nearby Harper College campus. In the ensuing years, fire chiefs ...

CHOCOWINITY, Beaufort County — Students at Southside High School spent Saturday building hands-on skills for careers in fire ...

Lawton citizens fire academy participants learn forceful entry, hose advancement, and ladder techniques used by firefighters ...

The City of Helena is welcoming probationary firefighters as they begin an intensive training period designed to prepare them ...