Mike Terpak explains why the design/construction of churches, including heavy timber ones, presents numerous challenges for fire chiefs and company officers who respond to fires...
Aaron Zamzow explains how flexibility exercises, dynamic stretching and movements, and strengthening exercises help to make hips flexible, so firefighters can maintain balance...
John Kaminski explains the differences between the content of internal and external communications and their importance for the safety of firefighters and the public, respectively...
Images courtesy of Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
Keith Driscoll and Lynn Reda explain how architects who use AI as a part of the design process of a facility help their fire department clients to better validate decisions through...
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Photo courtesy of the Seminole County, FL, Fire Department
Matt Humphrey explains how the Seminole County, FL, Fire Department's Mobile Simulation Lab provides EMS crews with training that goes beyond typical classroom instruction.
Officers, driver/operators, firefighters and special operations technicians are aided in multiple ways by the sophistication and affordability of systems that let them talk to...
Photo courtesy of the Ocean Beach Fire Department (OBFD)
Billy Goldfeder found that the circumstances of a fire at a firefighter's house serve as a great reminder of the importance of size-up for downed power lines and the danger to...
Jonathan Hall puts engine company teams in the right frame of mind for response to a garage fire in an alley, including with respect to water supply in a circumstance where a ...
Jared Renshaw wants to open eyes when he explains to fire department officers who aspire to be a fire chief that success in the role hinges on their competence in numerous administrativ...
Peter Matthews shines a light on the importance of continuity, consistency and guidance at a time when officer development is particularly challenging.
