Flashover training offers firefighters the opportunity to observe fire behavior and the signs that lead to a flashover. Training will be conducted in a Phase 1 training container from Swede Survival ...

The intent of this article is to "tune-up" your understanding of wildland fire behavior. Understanding fire behavior allows for the correct selection of strategy and tactics. Similar to structural ...

20 years ago, Phoenix Firefighter Bret Tarver died responding to a supermarket fire when he ran out of air. Firefighters at the time thought the death was preventable, and ever since they’ve done the ...

FORT BUCHANAN, PUERTO RICO- Services members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard 156th Civil Engineer Squadron, Fire Protection Flight, recently participated in a fire behavior training at Fort ...

At its core, water on the fire means more than just applying water to flaming combustion. Although the fire service has benefited greatly from advances in technology on many levels, the essence of its ...

As peak fire season intensifies, you will be hearing many wildfire-specific terms that you may or may not understand. However, understanding the terminology used by fire crews is crucial for grasping ...

The grades are in, and an Orangeburg man is among those who successfully completed an intense and comprehensive two-step course teaching how to predict forest fire behavior. Cliff McKinney, a ...

Experts say wildfire activity is becoming more extreme. That’s evident at the scene of the Dixie Fire, where the 518,000-acre blaze has generated fire whirls, lightning and a pyrocumulonimbus cloud ...

For the soldiers of the Wyoming National Guard’s Training Center Command, understanding how a wildfire moves can be the difference between a controlled response and a dangerous situation ...