Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

Frank Dahlquist, Fire Chief, brings decades of experience in personnel supervision, human resource management, and business administration to the complex issue of labor-management relations within the ...

Fireground command success is determined by communication before, during and after a fire. Fireground commanders must communicate at a level that allows those who receive directives to understand how ...

To stay relevant, firefighters must see themselves as career-long students. Learning should not stop at graduation from the recruit academy; instead, graduation marks the beginning of a firefighter’s ...

Preface -- Introduction -- Purpose and scope -- 1. The fire service as a career -- Types of fire service positions -- Career departments -- Volunteer departments -- Combination departments -- ...

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) conducted a series of live-fire training exercises inside unoccupied homes on Barrett Road in Falls Church, using structures slated for demolition as ...