Emergency management personnel from Jackson County gathered at the Sylva Fire Department training grounds for a day of ...

Firefighters from the Airport Fire and Rescue have completed training on areas including ladder maintenance, compliance, and leadership development. Two firefighters learned about the inspection, ...

In today’s fire service, the push for increased education and certification is at an all-time high. Firefighters are expected to be scholars of fire behavior, pump theory, rescue mechanics, hazardous ...

The firefighters that incident commanders want are those who give the reverence and credence that's due to the fire, the building and the victims. It's the responsibility of the incident commander to ...

Jason Moore looks back on his firefighter technology articles from 2025, highlighting the most relevant topics for the fire service in 2026. Virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality systems enable ...

An outside consultant evaluated the department after four fires that resulted in the deaths of nine firefighters. The consultant found training needed to be improved, and that has been a focus of ...

A new training programme is helping emergency crews prepare for critical incidents in towering buildings.