Wildfire season comes every year and places immeasurable stress on local fire departments as they try to prevent devastating results. As the weather changes, many areas will see hotter [...]
Firefighters and first responders face an intimidating variety of incidents, with some having the potential for fatal injury. Natural disasters are relatively infrequent, whereas man-caused terrorism events are difficult [...]
Unfortunately, all firefighting operations have to consider the possibility of theft or other crimes coming from within the department. Firefighters of all ranks have managed to shame the good [...]
With winter conditions approaching, the fire service is left with additional demands. The hazards and complications of winter firefighting can be overcome by firefighters developing a basic understanding of [...]
It is important that firefighters are physically and mentally prepared for the job at hand. Due to the nature of their work, many responders struggle with a variety of [...]
There are many firefighter drills that not always utilized but shown to be very effective. Some are not easily found in the records because they are passed down internally [...]
There has been speculation that recent advancements in artificial intelligence may lead to robots taking over for humans, and the firefighting profession is not free from this discussion. There [...]
There are two primary kinds of emergency responses: firefighting and emergency medical response. These two functions are equally important, but it’s becoming more common for one to fall short [...]
