In the February 2017 issue of Firehouse, we discussed the fallacies of sending first-arriving companies straight to the fire area at high-rise fire incidents. This prevalent practice sends companies ...

No matter where we stand on the modern fire-attack debate, on combination nozzle vs. smooth bore or on East Coast vs. West Coast tactics, one thing that we all can agree on is water puts out fires.

EVERETT — Almost all of the recruits in Snohomish County’s first fire academy have suited up before. But for Chau Nguyen, 33, a former furniture delivery truck driver, it was the first time he’d put ...

The Oak Creek Fire Department has a new member named HOSE-A. Made out of old rubber fire hose, HOSE-A, named in part by the community, is a training dummy firefighters can use during drills for ...

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