Firefighters practice searching for a victim in a "garage" in this training scenario related by Tom Kiurski.

Tom Kiurski tells how his fire department made use of a home that was slated to be demolished to train their firefighters on primary search and positive pressure ventilation (PPV).

Firefighters must know how to reduce their profile to navigate structures during incidents. Tom Kiurski discusses a fire training drill he performed with his department that took reduced-profile training to the next level.

Firefighters must know what to do if they happen to fall into a body of water wearing full turnout gear. Tom Kiurski describes fire training in his department that teaches firefighters about the buoyancy of their gear.

Tom Kiurski discusses a recent fire training evolution he conducted with his department that allowed firefighters to get hands-on experience with thermal imagining cameras (TICs) in a realistic setting.

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

Capt. Willie Thompson, 46, was seriously injured when a high-pressure hose exploded while he was preparing for a training evolution at an Indianapolis (IN) Fire Department training facility.

Tom Kiurski writes about how his department secured a home about to be torn down for firefighter training evolutions, including a laddering scenario and some ventilation practice.

TargetSafety is delivering an online forum for all its PreventionLink clients, which include more than 2,500 fire departments, to share valuable training and compliance resources, regardless of department size or location.

The lineup for this year's firefighter training event, which takes place May 17-19 at the George Washington Masonic Temple in Alexandria, Virginia, features numerous instructors and tributes to the late fire service great Andy Fredericks, who was killed in the 9/11 attacks. Find out how to register. All proceeds benefit the Fredericks Family Fund

Stefan Andreasson describes various fire behavior training evolutions he has conducted as an instructor at the Swedish Rescue Training Center near Skovde, Sweden.

Tom Kiurski takes a look back at RECEO, an older fire service acronym that details the order of fireground tasks that need to be completed at fire incidents.

Take one donated bus, block the main door with a crashed car, mix in some smoke, add some screaming moulaged high school students, and you have the makings of a great drill. Tom Kiurski describes a school bus crash drill his department conducted.

D.C. firefighter Ralph Thompson became the 500,000th emergency responder to graduate from a Center for Domestic Preparedness training course.

This training day features fire extinguishers, a burn barrel, and a review of everything about fire extinguishers.