Drill night. It’s one of the best and most common ways to practice and learn skills as a team. Not only do we knock off the rust for competencies that we might not have used in some time, but we also get to practice scenario-based situations to build ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - If you see smoke billowing and firefighters banging down doors on Dillingham Boulevard in Kalihi, don’t worry, it’s only a drill. The Honolulu Fire Department transformed two unused commercial spaces, that previously housed ...

FALL RIVER — Residents who were evacuated from Gabriel House assisted living facility after the deadly July 13 fire did not paint a pretty picture of the building. The city on July 16 and 17 released Building and Fire Department reports for the last ...

In the world of firefighting, there hardly is anything that’s more important than a solid water supply plan. For many departments, this is as simple as pulling up to the closest hydrant and completing a forward lay to the fire or calling for the next-due ...

On March 4, 1908, a fire erupted at Lakeview Elementary School in Collinwood, Ohio. Among the frightened students was 9-year-old Niles Thompson, who, in a desperate attempt to escape the flames, lept from a second-story window. Recovering from his fall ...