The Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office officially launched its latest Fire 1 training class last night, welcoming 35 new ...
Across the nation, fire departments are facing a growing challenge: finding and preparing for the next generation of firefighters. With seasoned professionals retiring and fewer young people ...
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 ...
Effective fire training goes beyond classroom lectures and compliance checklists. To prepare workers for emergencies—whether it’s a Class A blaze involving paper and wood, or a Class B fire fed by ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Fire Department is ready to break ground on its new $46 million training center on Thursday—the city's first dedicated training center for firefighters. The ...
This series has focused on training load and related concepts and their implications for firefighter fitness. Firefighting requires exceptional physical and mental endurance. Now let’s take a quick ...
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 ...
Digital fire extinguisher training empowers employees to prevent and contain workplace fires safely—scaling community risk reduction without the barriers of live fire drills. Firefighters know that ...
U.S. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, fire 30mm ammunition during a live ...
OFFICE. HER RESIGNATION IS EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY. THERE’S A BRAND NEW FIRE TRAINING TOWER IN CENTRAL IOWA. THE $2.1 MILLION FACILITY WAS UNVEILED TODAY AT CAMP DODGE IN JOHNSTON. OFFICIALS SAY THAT ...