The dangers of battling a blaze from the roof of a burning structure were made clear Sunday when a veteran firefighter in Fresno, Calif., was critically injured after he fell into an inferno. Capt.

Recently, there have been some high-profile incidents and fires where roof operations have been less than ideal during operations. It wouldn’t take one a very long time to research some of the more ...

A descriptive video presentation from the Bend, OR Fire Department Training Division on roof ventilation. (Bend Fire Department Training Division) Bend Fire Department Training Division – Vertical ...

During an expo in San Diego on Wednesday, firefighters were learning from a near-miss accident from two years ago. The Firehouse World Expo was being held at the San Diego Convention Center from Feb.

Reading the roof of a fire building starts as the apparatus nears the incident, including assessment of the roof's pitch and covering, of ventilation indicators, and of dead loads and structural ...

Fresno firefighters who responded to a house blaze where Capt. Pete Dern fell through a roof and was severely burned failed to properly assess the fire’s dangers, reflecting a Fire Department in which ...