Curt Isakson reminds that fires at commercial buildings are bigger, hotter, faster and more complex than fires at residences and that fireground commanders must plan for fire flow, staff rotation, RIT ...

common practices of Rapid Intervention Teams in today’s fire service. There is one case that comes to mind almost immediately, Adams Way, Memphis Tennessee. Firefighters their became trapped by wiring ...

On the fireground, what makes things real for you as a firefighter? What gets your heart racing, your blood pumping? Fire and angry, black smoke surrounding the house on arrival? Bystanders on the ...

Firefighters taking part in a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) training are shown June 3 at their final training session in Chesterfield. Credit: CONTRIBUTED/DAVID ALVORD Sign up for the Gazette's ...

SALEM — The Salem Fire Department is conducting four days of fire rescue training this week at Salem State University’s currently unused Bates Complex, where crews are practicing rapid intervention ...

75 pounds of equipment, including a breathing tank and tools in addition to the water hose, three firefighters crawled into the burning building. They found their injured fireman, placed a nylon strap ...

Palm Beach Fire-Rescue Lt. Walter Arcila braced himself as he used a circular saw to cut through a reinforced door. With his vision obscured, firefighter Lex May navigated quickly through a narrow ...