You have responded as an engine captain to a basement fire with your company. As you arrive, your 360-degree size-up of the structure reveals a small one-story, single-family residential occupancy ...

You arrive on scene of a fire on the first floor of a private dwelling. The incident commander orders you and your ladder crew to search the floor above. You exit the apparatus with your SCBA and ...

How often do you conduct SCBA drills? Even if you went through an SCBA drill on your last shift or on your last drill night, it’s time to have another one. You just can’t emphasize enough how ...

Editor's note: Lt. Richard L. Wilson is a colon cancer survivor. He returned to active duty two months after he was diagnosed in 2004. I am sure many of us have heard, "relax, you have plenty of air ...