Scott Richardson explains why the incident commander must be the calmest person on scene of a technical rescue and empower ...

Curt Isakson explains why a supervising officer, an incident operations officer and, sometimes, a safety officer and a water supply officer are needed for the complexity that ...

National Emergency Training Center Campus in Emmitsburg, MD. (Photo: FEMA) The U.S. Fire Administration’s (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) application period is open until October 15th for on-campus ...

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 ...

All images courtesy Virginia Beach Fire Department. It’s third and six and your favorite football team is down by three points. The offense is outside field goal range and needs to convert the first ...