From LODD lessons to firefighter training ideas and mayday operations, The Firehouse Yak podcast has a variety of topics to download and listen to. Find all the podcast episodes here.
Rick Archuleta explains why fire attack while operating on the interior should focus on one compartment at a time and concentrating on control, confine and clean.
Michael Daley explains why company officers who operate within a burning structure/building who aren't versed in the importance of the Conditions-Actions-Needs (CAN) report put their incident commander—and themselves and their crew—at a severe disadvantage.
Jonathan Hall gives details as to why it's critical that firefighters conduct regular walkthroughs of vacant mid-rises and high-rises and vital to train on strategies and tactics that are associated with those incidents.
Evan Kardosh explains why the Meadville, PA, Fire Department's launch of EMS operations serves as a blueprint for small city departments that are struggling financially.
Ryan Baker talked with MFD Fire Chief Aaron Lipski and the chiefs of two neighboring departments to learn how a borderless response concept emerged out of a situation of no cooperation at all.
California firefighters were overwhelmed by the rapid wind-driven fire spread through the built environment, according to an analysis released Thursday.
Patuxent River Naval Air Station Firefighter Brice Trossbach fell through the floor at a Leonardtown house fire in June 2023 and a report found the region lacked operational guidelines.