Sean Duffy

FDIC 2025 Preview: Searchable vs. Survivable

Sean Duffy focuses on search operations, in particular stressing how firefighters must concentrate on what is best for civilians trapped by fire.
Paul Danbsch and Glenn Corbett

Building Access: The Plaza Effect

Paul Dansbach and Glenn Corbett examine some of the firefighting concerns caused by changes in street access that can impact how firefighters operate at nearby…
Two elderly firefighters sitting on a park bench

Drawn by Fire: Always a Firefighter!

Cherish every step you take on the noble path we call the fire service, says Paul Combs.
Firefighter on a ladder

Good Home Training for Firefighters and Company Officers

Larry Conley explains how the principles of "good home training" can inform firefighters' and company officers' quest for excellence.

Code-X: Using Marine Resources in Water Rescue

Jack Gramlich explains how to conduct a line search in the water and how to use additional marine assets in the event of a missing…
Rick Lasky, John Salka, Curtis Birt, and Scott Thompson

Humpday Hangout: Fire Training Facilities and Props

Hosts Rick Lasky, John Salka, Scott Thompson, and Curtis Birt discuss fire training facilities and training props.
Indianapolis firefighter with hoseline

The Power of the Daily Stretch

Stretching hoselines with your firefighters is about more than just training. It's about building culture and teamwork, writes Jason Moore.
A firefighter uses his hands to search during a training drill

Hands Make Grabs

Firefighters are often trained to search using a tool, but that may not be the most effective when it comes to locating and rescuing victims.
Response to gas emergencies

Mayday Monday: Gas Emergency Response

Tony Carroll examines a series of firefighter line-of-duty deaths stemming from gas emergencies, and offers a drill for multigas meters.
Folded horseshoe lengths of hose are often used at high-rise fires

Firefighting Fundamentals: Fire Hose

Mike Ciampo reviews some of the basics of fire hose, including construction, storage, and how firefighters use them on the fireground.
Firefighters pump water into portable tank

Engine Company Drafting Operations

Mark van der Feyst provides an overview of some factors firefighters must consider when undertaking drafting operations for water supply.
Indianapolis firefighters with ladders

The Firefighter: A Jack-of-All-Trades

Tim Pillsworth discusses how we can remain masters of firefighting basics and still meet our communities' expectations when it comes to all-hazard response.
Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

Mayday Monday: Firefighter Cancer Awareness

If you do not know a firefighter who has been affected by cancer, you will. Tony Carroll offers some resources to educate your crew on…
Mayday Monday Jason Menard Worcester Fire Department

Mayday Monday: Firefighter Mayday Training

Tony Carroll reviews the line-of-duty death of Worcester (MA) Lieutenant Jason Menard and some potential lessons learned from the incident.
Response to gas emergencies

Mayday Monday: Gas Emergency Response

Tony Carroll examines a series of firefighter line-of-duty deaths stemming from gas emergencies, and offers a drill for multigas meters.
Glenn Corbett and Paul Dansbach

Fire Safety in Old Theaters

In this Training Minutes video, Paul Dansbach and Glenn Corbett review fire safety and firefighting concerns in old-style theaters.
Jack Gramlich Spring Lake assistance chief on water rescue Code X

Water Rescue: The Search for a Missing or Submerged Swimmer

Spring Lake (NJ) Assistant Chief Jack Gramlich explains "Code-X" and procedures to deal with incidents involving missing or submerged swimmers in open water environments.
Stabilization of EVs

Extrication and Vehicle Rescue: Stabilization for EVs

Jason DeFosse and company demonstrate some methods and concepts firefighters can employ when stabilizing electric vehicles.
Firefighting Fridays

Firefighting Fridays: Engine Company Operations

Jeff Shupe and the Strategic Fire Training Team discuss hands-on training for engine company operations.
Jeff Shupe and other members of firefighting fridays

Firefighting Fridays: What and Why We Train the Way We Do

Jeff Shupe and other members of Strategic Fire Training discuss hands-on training and their approach.
Firefighting Fridays with Shupe and company

Firefighting Fridays: Unusual Calls for the Engine Company

Jeff Shupe and other members of Strategic Fire Training discuss unusual engine company calls.
Chris Mills talking extrication of a car on its side

Vehicle Extrication: Car on Its Side

This firefighter training program with Chris Mills demonstrates a two-firefighter method to complete patient access that takes literally only a fraction of the time that…
Firefighter Chris Mills with overturned vehicle

Vehicle Extrication: Car on Roof

This 40-minute program with presenter Chris Mills applies a super-efficient extrication methodology to a car resting on its roof.
Chris Mills on vehicle extrication

Video: Vehicle Accident Victim Removal

In this training video, presenter Chris Mills demonstrates the quickest, safest methods to extricate victims from a motor vehicle collision.
Fire Engineering Editor in Chief David Rhodes

Life Lesson from Baseball: When Your Hero Lets You Down

It’s often said that you really don’t want to meet your heroes because you will usually be disappointed. As a leader, are you too busy…
Chicago firefighters respond to a fire on the seventh floor of a 16-story high-rise building

Shelter in Place vs. Evacuate: Tactical Considerations

The difficult decision of whether to keep occupants inside a structure or to evacuate can fundamentally change the outcome for many people.
Firefighter talking to a ghost

Drawn by Fire: January 2025

See the January 2025 Fire Engineering magazine illustration from Paul Combs.

Albuquerque (NM) Fire Academy Names Auditorium After Retired Assistant Chief

The Albuquerque Fire Academy renamed its training auditorium after Sam Trujillo, a former assistant chief who served with the city for years.

AL Requires ‘Invisible Disabilities’ Training for Firefighters

A new Alabama law mandates first responders undergo sensory-inclusive training to better assist individuals with invisible disabilities.
FDC

A Firefighter’s Guide to the Fire Department Connection

If firefighters arrive at the scene of a working fire in a structure with an active sprinkler system, we are second due. Tim Frankenberg and…
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