One job of the reptilian part of the human brain pertains to survival instincts. Facets of firefighter training under physical and mental stress are stored there for use in conjunction with fight or ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Firefighters from across Western New York gathered in Getzville for a high-intensity training program focused on one critical mission: rescuing fellow firefighters in life-threatening ...

SCARBOROUGH — Deputy Fire Chief Ian Tenney knelt beside a dummy dressed in firefighter gear, its legs contorted in the corner. “Mayday mayday mayday,” he called into the radio as the dummy’s personal ...

Recent Mayday training paid off in a big way Thursday morning when a St. Louis firefighter became trapped under debris after a roof collapse. “Even though it looks like it’s a little bit of controlled ...