One of the most underutilized and readily available tools we have on the fireground is the portable ladder. There are many uses for the portable ladder, including: using them to access the floor above ...

Anyone who has ever seen me walk on a horizontal, smooth surface would probably compare my gracefulness to that of a child taking his or her first steps. When I arrive at a fire, I often stumble from ...

When it comes to just plain “cool” firefighter training exercises, self-rescue has to be at the top of the list. The use of rescue rope and descent control devices (DCDs) is definitely a growing trend ...