Structural Firefighting

The course covers how to enter buildings, where to apply hose streams, and when to stand down due to potential life-threatening situations; and culminates with a Capstone exam to help firefighters synthesize learning and put knowledge to the test.

A house was heavily damaged by a raging fire on Thursday evening, March 18, in Garden City on Long Island, New York.

Thomas N. Warren reviews some of the operational challenges firefighters must overcome at porch fires.

Research and experience confirm that a closed door can save lives. Bill Gustin reviews several options for protecting life at a fire.

Danny Sheridan weighs in on factors firefighters must contend with when fighting fires in high-rise fireproof multiple dwellings.

City police and fire officials responded to a fire reported in the 22-story Mallers Building at Wabash and Madison in Jewelers Row at around 4 a.m.

The time has come to stop arguing over what we call something and put our energy into learning the “when” and “how” to effectively apply water to our firegrounds in the quickest way possible, writes P.J. Norwood and Nick J. Salameh.

The firefighter, six-year SFFD veteran Matthew Vann, was initially listed as being in critical condition.

High Point Fire Department crews responded to an electrical fire on the fourth-floor laundry room in Astor Dowdy Apartments around midnight Friday morning.

At around 4 a.m., a local passerby called the fire at Jilly's Bar & Grill in Pikesville on Reisterstown Road.