MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, Okla. -- Thick black smoke slowly descended, filling the small room, engulfing the eight firefighters here in a noxious cloud. As the heat built to nearly 1,000 ...
Flashover training offers firefighters the opportunity to observe fire behavior and the signs that lead to a flashover. Training will be conducted in a Phase 1 training container from Swede Survival ...
Lone Star College-Montgomery is getting fired up over its firefighter-training program. The college's state-of-the-art training facility at The Woodlands Emergency Training Center recently acquired a ...
For the first time this March, the cadets enrolled in the fire science technology program at Lone Star College-Montgomery won’t have to pack up all their gear and drive to Houston for an important ...
JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) – When a fire breaks out, many try to escape the flames but firefighters do the opposite. Oakland Community College fire training instructor Nick Miller says knowing how quickly ...
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Smoke filled the air in a local community throughout this weekend. While something was burning, it was all part of a training exercise. The large ...
Firefighters routinely run into the flames. If they are inside when a flashover occurs, they will die. To avoid injuries or casualties, about 100 Livingston County firefighters and a few from South ...
SCRANTON -- Intense heat, smoke and fire billows out of this container at the national guard center in Scranton. The fire was controlled by the Scranton Fire Department as part of a training exercise.
Inside most fire stations is a room lined with a row of cushy recliners positioned strategically in front of a big screen. But good luck catching a firefighter snoozing in front of the TV. The ...
Flashover is a well-known dangerous phenomenon to those in fire service. But few have experienced it. "Flashover is virtually unsurvivable by a firefighter," said Tim Tyler, firefighter/EMT for ...
DICKSON CITY, Pa. — A fire department in Lackawanna County hosted potentially lifesaving training on Sunday. The Dickson City Fire Department is putting together the State Fire Academy's Flashover ...