Imagine being able to quickly acquire years of experience in making good firefighting decisions under pressure. Thanks to some high-tech, web-based simulation training, soon firefighters will be able ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jax Ready Fest kicks off Friday with an interactive experience focused on teaching you and your family how to be safe during emergencies -- and every day in between. Dozens of ...
The Orland Fire Protection District next week is unveiling a state-of-the-art simulation training program that it hopes eventually will become the go-to facility for departments across the region. The ...
With the number of actual fires we’re responding to on the decline, it’s extremely challenging for firefighters and officers to gain real-world experience. Although live-fire training is one option, ...
Billings-area firefighters can now train for the worst using a joystick and a video game. The Billings Fire Department showed off a new computer simulation system on Monday at Station 1 in downtown ...
Playing with fire, it's *** new way to fight it. Fire management agencies are relying more on simulation programs to better understand fire behavior. Meteorologist Ophelia Young sits through *** ...
This story has been updated to reflect the correct cost of the new Maritime Fire Training Simulator. Pensacola unveiled its new Maritime Fire Training Simulator at Pensacola Fire Station No. 4 on ...
New fires starting every day. These winds are flowing out of the west. They're pushing the flames away from the fire as lightning strikes in the foothills are sparking more fire concerns, and your ...
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Almost a year after taking over full-time firefighting duties from the Traverse City Fire Department, Cherry Capitol Airport presented its own firefighting ...
Inside the training room of an Arvada fire house, crews hurdle together, watching, reacting, and planning their response ahead of Colorado's upcoming wildfire season. "If it's dark rattlesnakes, ...