From a hoax school shooting to Boston Marathon planning, real-world incidents show how relationships and pre-event coordination determine outcomes ...

Amarillo firefighters responded to two weekend structure fires at a commercial building and an apartment complex. No injuries ...

Robert Moran and John Lewis lay out how NFPA standards, turnout/travel time, fireground time and members’ experience factor ...

The fireground doesn’t wait for perfect conditions. Textbooks and training scenarios often include a robust command structure with the incident commander (IC) supported by operations, logistics, ...

The NIOSH 5 are the five most common factors contributing to firefighter and civilian deaths and injuries. New Norwich Fire Chief Samuel Wilson found all five factors were prevalent in the city's fire ...

A fatal fire in Norwich, Connecticut, claimed the lives of a mother and her 8-year-old daughter. The incident prompted the city to unify its career and volunteer fire departments under a single ...

It's important for fire department incident commanders to maintain an impartial and composed perspective. Engaging in simulations of ambiguous and chaotic incidents and conducting thorough reviews of ...

Calm winds overnight helped Gifford Fire crews build containment lines on the “rapidly-growing fire on the northern flank,” incident commanders said Wednesday morning. The wildfire was reported at ...