Anyone who has ever seen me walk on a horizontal, smooth surface would probably compare my gracefulness to that of a child taking his or her first steps. When I arrive at a fire, I often stumble from ...

One of the most underutilized and readily available tools we have on the fireground is the portable ladder. There are many uses for the portable ladder, including: using them to access the floor above ...

When it comes to just plain “cool” firefighter training exercises, self-rescue has to be at the top of the list. The use of rescue rope and descent control devices (DCDs) is definitely a growing trend ...