The Bowling Green Fire Department is hosting its Officer Training School this week, bringing firefighters together to prepare for leadership roles within their departments. The program focuses on ...

This is a recurring theme in my FDIC presentation, “Leading Through Training: The Crucial Role of the Fire Service Instructor.” The opportunity to model effective leadership and build a solid team ...

In today’s fire service, the push for increased education and certification is at an all-time high. Firefighters are expected to be scholars of fire behavior, pump theory, rescue mechanics, hazardous ...

Firefighters can’t be selective in regard to their pursuit of proficiency in eight main skills based on whether they are assigned to a pumper, a ladder or another type of apparatus. Firefighters must ...

Hempfield is planning to build a center that will give township volunteer firefighters a space for hands-on training in their service area. That will allow firefighters to still respond quickly to ...

Merced College is helping to fill the need for firefighters across the country. Three dozen students started the Spring semester on the path to their new careers. "We have a large Academy. It's the ...