Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

Emergency management personnel from Jackson County gathered at the Sylva Fire Department training grounds for a day 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 ...

Command teams at commercial building fires and multi-alarm incidents are critical for command success. In a previous column in this space, we discussed NFPA 1710: Standard for the Organization and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 24—Four Sauk Valley fire departments are taking part in Calm the Chaos fireground command training as part of an ongoing ...

An outside consultant evaluated the department after four fires that resulted in the deaths of nine firefighters. The ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in a late afternoon email on Friday, March 7, that particular classes at the National Fire Academy (NFA) in Emmitsburg, Maryland – the nation’s ...

Tim Heiman, Oshkosh Fire Department's division chief of training, has been promoted to fire chief. Heiman has 20 years of experience in fire and emergency management and holds degrees in criminal ...