The Houston Fire Department employs the aggressive interior attack (a.k.a. fast attack) strategy. That means Houston firefighters will walk or run into burning buildings, attacking a fire, knocking it ...
Some fire service leaders publicly romanticize the concept of "rogue firefighting." However, it risks sending even an unintended green light for freelancing, self-dispatching, ignoring command ...
“My safety is more important” and “me first.” These ideas are voiced and taught openly by many firefighters, but challenging the notion that firefighter safety trumps all is overdue. To be clear: Yes, ...
(FOX40.COM) — Firefighters are battling a 5-acre fire in Sacramento Saturday evening. • Video above: How to report a public safety threat According to the Sacramento Fire Department, the fire started ...
Throughout the conversation, the host and guest focus on the concept that firefighters must be adept at reading their environments and making timely, calculated decisions. Training programs that ...
As a Buffalo professional firefighter, I accept the fact that the job is dangerous. Firefighters pay for it with our health, and sometimes with our lives. On a daily basis, we are exposed to chemicals ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- No injuries were reported after separate fires in two vacant buildings early Tuesday morning. Both fires "required aggressive firefighting operations and are currently under ...
According to the Sacramento Fire Department, the fire started at around 6:06 p.m. at the corner of North 18th and Basler Street in downtown Sacramento. The fire burned up to the bike trail behind the ...