Snap-tite Hose, a leading manufacturer of high-performance fire hoses, is committed to supporting the communities where their facilities are located in Northwest Pennsylvania. That’s why Snap-tite has ...

As early as the late 1990s, Australian fire services began to adopt a Swedish approach to structural firefighting techniques and tactics. This followed a similar move in the United Kingdom and some ...

The Oak Creek Fire Department has a new member named HOSE-A. Made out of old rubber fire hose, HOSE-A, named in part by the community, is a training dummy firefighters can use during drills for ...

GotBigWater – We recently had the opportunity to observe a flow test of 4-inch LDH. During the test, flow results were much less than expected. While disconnecting the supply lines, several sections ...

The nine recruit members of the Edmond Fire Department got to be on the “wrong” end of the hoses Thursday afternoon after several days of hose manipulation and nozzle control training. “All week ...

When was the last time you were at a working structure fire? When was the last time you wore all of your bunker gear, including your SCBA? When was the last time you responded to a fire with more than ...

Summit Hose Company in West Tarentum was named by the state to an elite list for its commitment to training. The Participating Department Recognition Program lauds departments for ongoing education.

Four Harrison volunteer firefighters were properly equipped, trained and working by the book when they responded to a fire at a Brackenridge business 30 years ago this year. Despite all those things ...

COMBINED LOCKS, Wis. (WBAY) - Combined Locks Fire and Rescue will do fire hose training on Monday, and inviting kids to come and get wet. With high temperatures and humidity expected, they’re offering ...

In my last post, I described an approach to talent development that’s been proven not to work: fire-hose training where an expert swoops in, tries to stuff people’s minds with knowledge for a day or ...