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Fire service leaders are facing increasing challenges and obstacles. Salvatore J. Scarpa on how they can adapt and overcome.
It was the kind of helpless moment no one ever wants to experience. A female journalist from the Multimedia Group found ...
Plans are afoot for the building of a new training service for Dundalk Fire Station, but this has done nothing to allay the concerns of Bishop’s Court residents, whose homes and gardens are ...
A long delayed training college for the Northern Ireland fire service has been described as "out of this world". The chief fire and rescue officer said the opening of the state-of-the-art facility ...
An FDNY source said the ladder has been taken out of service as the department probes what happened. Fire marshals determined Tuesday that the cause of the fire was electrical.
The ladder truck was brought in and fire staff spent more than 1,300 hours of training to make sure they were ready to operate it. The truck officially went into service in April and has replaced a ...
Baltimore fire officer suffers medical emergency on ladder during downtown firefight. 23-year BCFD veteran Lt. Mark Dranbauer suffered medical emergency while on aerial ladder, chief says ...
The city also owns a third ladder truck, which is also more than 20 years old and has been decommissioned. Until Ladder 1 was purchased, it was the main truck used in areas served by the career ...
Difference Between Mock, Fire, and Evacuation Drill: Check Key Details Here Mock drills simulate various emergencies to test preparedness, while fire drills focus specifically on fire evacuations.
On May 2, the Longmont Fire Department celebrated the arrival and commissioning of a new ladder truck with a “traditional, ceremonial event,” according to Longmont Public Safety. After the event, the ...
On Thursday, April 24, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service ran a training exercise at the West side of the Cathedral. Students from Wiltshire College and University Centre acted as casualties and were ...
A possible shake-up could be coming to fire services in Santa Cruz County. Local agencies are exploring ways to consolidate resources and now, a new agreement could move that plan forward.