First-due decision making is one of the most critical actions that takes place at a structure fire.

This month's Roundtable on the Web concerns what has been a controversial tactic in the past that now has been modified to a much safer evolution: vent-enter-search (VES).

Does your department pull electric manhole covers when operating at leaking gas main incidents?

The art of professional fire-fighting is defined as the expert application of a carefully considered set of physical tasks to a dynamically dangerous situation that results in calming, controlling, or ending that dangerous situation and restoring normalcy.

Effective teamwork has a direct effect on the success of any fire company.

Competent fire officers of all ranks are critical to the success of a fire department.

Our work demands that we understand the arenas in which we operate: the structures.

Globe has reached a milestone and is celebrating by giving back to fire departments in need.  In honor of the company's 125^th anniversary, Globe has partnered with Dupont and the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to donate 125 sets of gear in 2012 to deserving fire departments.

An atrium (plural, atria) is a large open space, at least three stories high and with a glazed roof.

The fire service has a long and rich history of saying "yes" when the call for help comes, but there are times when "no" is the right answer, Ben Theard writes.

Rescuing a down firefighter requires completing and coordinating a variety of tasks.

A group of white Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighters was denied admittance to a test preparation study session organized by a fraternal order of black firefighters, according to news reports.

Imagine that a serious fire develops in a high-rise building, initiating a full building evacuation. With ample time before the situation becomes dangerous, all occupants immediately take note of the information provided by the fire alarm, completely comprehend the situation, and move calmly and efficiently in single file lines to their nearest exit, familiar to them from recent and regular fire drills.

The hip grip and the crooked lean

The crowd’s been chanting, “Let’s go Dropkicks! Let’s go Murphys!” for a while now, ‘anxiously’ awaiting for the Dropkick Murphys to finally come out on stage...

To wear or not to wear self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) on the roof is sometimes a contentious issue.

A fire originating below the first floor of a residential structure is very vulnerable.

Kniep, a Lincoln, NE firefighter describes CrossFit's importance in making firefighters better, and what it entails to take it to a competitive level.

Does firefighting sound like a constantly varied, high-intensity and functional movement¹? I thought so too, so I took up CrossFit – which subscribes to varied intensity with functional movements - in April of this year.

It is hard to recall when you first heard the name Andy Fredericks, isn’t it? It is one of those names which has been synonymous with the fire service in New York City.