On April 20, 2017, a 42-year-old male career fire fighter from Tower Ladder 135 died after being ejected from the platform of a tower ladder. At 1420 hours, the fire department dispatched Battalion 44 ...

This new interactive class combines an educational lecture with a hands-on experience. The classroom portion will discuss tower ladder operational tactics at various types of structures, forcible ...

DRACUT — Dracut’s newest fire truck is so much more than just shiny and red. The department announced on Saturday that firefighters underwent intensive training last week to prepare for the deployment ...

Teamwork and training are essential to the fire service, proficiency in tactics are vital to successful safe fire ground operations. With the introduction of computer programs and simulators, the ...

AVON, Ohio -- Firefighters in Avon are getting ready to begin fire tower training next spring, according to Capt. Michael Panehal, the Avon Fire Department’s training officer. Sometime this month, he ...

OROVILLE — Climbing off the ladder of Truck 74, Cal Fire-Butte County firefighters cut open a mock roof on a new, four-story training tower, to ventilate fake smoke in a demonstration Tuesday at the ...

The Monument Fire District has received a new ladder tower designed to better aid firefighters in their life and property-saving efforts. A ladder tower, also known as an aerial tower or elevating ...

AVON, OH—Firefighters in Avon are getting ready to begin fire tower training next spring, according to Capt. Michael Panehal, the Avon Fire Department’s training officer. Sometime this month, he said, ...