The St. Louis Fire Department was joined yesterday by two insurance companies and the Director of the Missouri Department of Insurance to announce a $36,949 grant that will make St. Louis firefighters safer and celebrate a milestone.

Dane Carley and Craig Nelson discuss how you can foster an environment of good, reliable communications in your fire department.

Three firefighters were injured in an apparent explosion Wednesday in Camden, New Jersey.

Jeff Schwering offers a reminder about the many elements for which the rapid intervention team (RIT) is responsible and issues a call for a return to the basics

As an officer of a Truck Company, your job is to constantly maintain that your members are on their "A game" as far as operational proficiency is concerned. We have many different tools to choose from in our arsenal but, one tool that is highly overlooked is the Rapid Intervention Pak (RIT Pak).

Maintaing a rapid intervention team on hand during the final phase of fire extinguishment can save a firefighter's life, as demonstrated in this week's featured firefighter near-miss report.

Much has been written in the past year about the decline of the role of the company officer within the fire department.

According to the results of a 2009 survey of 187 firefighters across several Midwestern states, most firefighters felt that their coworkers wouldn't know when to call a Mayday.

Today's fireground has changed considerably over the past 25 years.

Casella CEL Inc., has introduced a new acoustic calibrator that they say is the world's smallest.

Though some firefighters may view operating as part of the rapid intervention team (RIT) as "boring," this is a critical fireground function that can ultimately save lives, Joe McClelland writes.

A Rock Community (MO) Fire Protection District firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries after falling through a hole in the floor of a burning home in Arnold early Sunday.

This month's Roundtable question concerns your department's morale. Several factors contribute to the morale of a department.

By virtue of the Mayday being a high-impact fireground incident, firefighters must make Mayday transmittal and response our sharpest fireground evolution, David DeStefano writes.

Anthony Avillo discusses the benefits of using separate channels to help the rapid intervention company operate more smoothly when a firefighter in distress has transmitted the Mayday on the fireground.

Firefighters operating at a two-alarm house fire in Ottawa, Canada, were rescued from what may have been a flashover event that collapsed the home's main floor into the basement they were working in.

Three firefigthers were treated at a hospital after suffering injuries in a Kansas City (MO) house fire on Saturday.

Tom Kiurski discusses how he helped conduct the Denver drill and a RIT drill for firefighter training in his department.

Lieutenant Frank Ricci of the New Haven (CT) Fire Department responds to questions posed to him by viewers of his firefighting and safety Webcast, Tactical Building Blocks.

Globe Manufacturing Company, LLC, announced that it is teaming up with Zephyr Technology Corporation and TRX Systems, Inc. to develop and build an integrated body-worn electronics system for firefighters and first responders.