Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

The fire service is an inherently challenging and dangerous profession that demands an elevated level of skill, knowledge, and teamwork. In this environment, coaching and mentoring play crucial roles ...

To stay relevant, firefighters must see themselves as career-long students. Learning should not stop at graduation from the recruit academy; instead, graduation marks the beginning of a firefighter’s ...

Digital fire extinguisher training empowers employees to prevent and contain workplace fires safely—scaling community risk reduction without the barriers of live fire drills. Firefighters know that ...

Effective fire training goes beyond classroom lectures and compliance checklists. To prepare workers for emergencies—whether it’s a Class A blaze involving paper and wood, or a Class B fire fed by ...

Los Angeles suffered from a lack of up-to-date emergency alert systems and communication resources during the county’s response to January’s devastating wildfires, an independent review found. The ...