The focus in on a variety of principles and practices all firefighters can use–rural and urban, career and volunteer. Fire does not discriminate. The Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA ...

Timothy S. Cowan walks us through two methods for utilizing the straps of an SCBA to remove a downed firefighter from a fire building. A mayday is one of the most stressful situations that any ...

"The minimum level of protection for firefighters is full protective clothing breathing air from the SCBA," according to Policy 2.0A states. Assistant Fire Chief Tom Eades said the incident was ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The breathing mask a firefighter wears is one of the most important parts of his or her uniform. The Charleston Fire Department is upgrading dozens of masks to make sure ...