A firefighter takes part in training exercises March 30 at the Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association’s fire training academy in East Carroll Township. Photo courtesy of Samantha Smith, ...

Training in today’s fire service couldn’t be more important. With the all-hazards response that departments provide, members are required to master more skills than their counterparts of even 30 years ...

Effective fire training goes beyond classroom lectures and compliance checklists. To prepare workers for emergencies—whether it’s a Class A blaze involving paper and wood, or a Class B fire fed by ...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced in a late afternoon email on Friday, March 7, that particular classes at the National Fire Academy (NFA) in Emmitsburg, Maryland – the nation’s ...

Twenty-one students representing volunteer fire departments from throughout Monroe County completed the 40-hour Firefighter ...

The class was taught by David VanNatter and is required for wildland fire personnel to review safety, entrapment avoidance ...

Desiree Schramm wasn’t looking to become a firefighter when she was choosing electives during her junior year at North Hills High School. “I was scheduling for classes and, ‘What’s this?’ ” said ...