As you enter into countless live and virtual conversations this week, here’s a question to consider. Are you the firehose or the nozzle? Here’s a quick description of each and a few ways to tell the ...

As with any maintenance requirement, the intent of small hose inspection and testing is to ensure that they will reliably operate properly when called upon, which is even more critical for emergency ...

Six department are getting a combined $1.1 million to get new equipment like breathing apparatus, turnout gear, hoses, nozzles, and more. Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME, co-sponsored the bi-partisian ...

For years, the fire service has been embroiled in the “great compressed-air foam system (CAFS) nozzle debate”–a debate that focuses primarily on which nozzle is best for compressed-air foam (CAF). In ...

The best way to know if you have a distance problem is through the assessment of your response area prior to a fire. You could have distance problems because of physical distances from the roadway to ...