Having to initiate the rescue of a civilian from a structure fire will be one of the more pressure-filled moments in a firefighter’s career. Career fire departments train to meet this challenge and try to ensure that they have al

Having trained with many volunteer fire departments, I have always recognized the need for a minimum-manning emergency-response training program.

When I started working in the fire service in 1995, much of a new recruit’s training was based on knowledge passed down from senior members to rookies. We didn’t have a burn building in which to train, so live fire training