Ambulances and other EMS vehicles travel millions of miles every year, taking patients to hospitals nationwide. But while there are road rules that give emergency service vehicles precedent and [...]
There may come a time when fire departments need to deal with the news media. Whether it’s a major fire or social unrest, firefighting operations will need to have [...]
From Riverside, California to Pawtucket, Rhode Island, fire departments across the United States have to put out a different kind of threat: cyberattacks. While most people may think hackers [...]
They say that you can truly get an understanding of someone in seeing how they handle a challenge. Are they cool under pressure, or do they end up being [...]
Over the years, many fire departments have changed from strictly focusing on fire suppression and protection operation to handling multiple hazards and emergency services organizations. For many departments, providing [...]
Traditionally, firefighters and emergency service workers were dispatched to scenes with a minimum of information to go off of, such as location and the general nature of the fire [...]
There are many tools to aid firefighters in doing their job safer, faster, smarter, and more efficiently. But the main tool that should be used in preparation. To be [...]
One of the biggest challenges a volunteer fire program has is the number of volunteer firefighters it has on board, especially programs in rural areas in the United States. [...]
Firefighters face a number of unique and dangerous challenges throughout their daily lives. From smoke inhalation to the potential for death to occur, the role of a firefighter is [...]
Firefighting is one of the world’s riskiest occupations. Firefighters’ health is jeopardized regularly, with no idea of what they will encounter when they start their shifts. Firefighters are commonly [...]
