NFPA 1407: Standard for Training Fire Service Rapid Intervention Crews is 10 years old this year. In the mid-2000s, the concept of rapid-intervention training was gaining hold in the fire service, and ...

Although firefighters maintain high standards of training, ethics and discipline, the public often views the fire service through a narrow lens that’s shaped by tradition, Hollywood and/or occasional ...

How many times have you complained either out loud or under your breath about your fire department’s training program or lack thereof? How many times have you thought, “Somebody needs to update our ...

South Adams Co. FD, Thornton FD and North Metro Fire Rescue team up to teach 15-18 year olds about the fire service in this ...

Many departments are inundated with policies for how to operate at incidents, how to get there, how to train once you are there, what to do afterward, and everything in between. The material that ...