Fire incidents are not the only time firefighters should wear their SCBA. Readers will learn about the other times when wearing an SCBA is imperative. Fire incidents are not the only time firefighters ...

Learning your personal air consumption rate during routine fireground tasks is not difficult–but it can have an enormous impact on your safety and effectiveness in an environment that’s immediately ...

I remember it as clear as if it were yesterday. We we’re on a foot patrol in Eastern Afghanistan when we heard the “POP! POP! POP!” of gunshots ringing out. I turned, positively identified my target, ...

As company officers, we don’t necessarily need firefighters who can recite each of our standard operating procedures/guidelines (SOPs/SOGs) verbatim. What we do need: firefighters who can perform a ...

East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 firefighters were improving their skills and experience using the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) during drills at Station 42. A self-contained ...