Crews setting up for initial fire attack at a residential structure fire. Charging into a burning building under a volley of falling debris may not seem like a sound career choice, but that...
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What is a day in the life of a career firefighter like? Living in the fire station for 24 to 48 hours straight? I'm asked this question often and the answer may surprise you. As a career firefighter,...
Becoming a WildLand Firefighter. Wildland firefighting is very different from what I did in my career as a structural firefighter. However, during my time as a division chief I supervised our...
Is The Fire Service Ready for Incident Command App Technology?
Zone Command Is The Fire Service Ready for Incident Command App Technology? Technology is growing like a wildfire, no pun intended, throughout all industries. The fire service is no different. We...
I am often asked if a person can attend a recruit firefighter training academy before getting hired by a fire department? The answer is yes. we will explore the Public Firefighter Training Academy,...
As with different branches of the military, in fire service firefighter ranks and duties can vary and the titles can change. However, as with the military, once you understand the Fire Service rank...