Firefighters in a flashover container

Flashover: Let’s Start a Movement

As instructors, how do we do a better job with educating our firefighters about the dangers of flashover? Joe Berchtold offers some ideas.
5 min read
Floor damage

They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To: Why Sounding the Floor Is Unreliable

Conducting firefighting operations on a lightweight floor system over a well-involved or flashed-over compartment fire without confirmation of the structural integrity of the flooring assembly…
16 min read
Honeywell Morning Pride

Backdrafts, Smoke Explosions, and Other Fireground Phenomena

Watch Now!John Ceriello will present an in-depth look at odd fire behavior and its implications for firefighting operations.
1 min read
The interior walls of the supermarket were all covered with fiberboards.

Brain and Fire: Thinking Under Pressure

Marc Coenen considers some of the ways fireground stress can impact firefighter decision making—for better and for worse.
24 min read
Plano firefighter on roof getting onto ladder amid smoke

Think Inside the Box: Ventilation Tactics for One-Story Modern Homes

Eric Wahlberg considers ventilation tactics for modern homes, breaking them up into various discrete compartments—the interior, garage, and attic boxes.
20 min read
Fairfax County Virginia Fire Explosion

Fairfax County (VA) Firefighter Near-Miss Takeaways

Dan Shaw shares some immediate lessons learned from an explosion and near miss for Fairfax County (VA) firefighters.
5 min read
modern homes

Think Inside the Box: Ventilation and Flow Path in Modern Homes

Adopting a "box" approach to the various spaces in modern homes can help firefighters with ventilation efforts. Eric Wahlberg has more.
14 min read
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