One of the most important tasks on the fireground is coordinated ventilation. In some areas, the procedure might be executed by a dedicated truck company; in others, it might be completed by whomever ...

– Templeton Fire & Emergency Services announced it will conduct a live fire training exercise on Jan. 25 at 1400 South Main ...

Even the “bread and butter” fires have take-aways. Hone your craft; don’t be complacent. Some good talking points on vertical ventilation of a one story home.

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 ...

Today’s fires aren’t the same fires of 100 years ago, but we’re still using some of the same techniques to put them out. These techniques were intended for conventionally built structures with natural ...

NIPOMO, Calif. -- CAL FIRE/San Luis Obispo County is holding a series of live fire drills in five old homes in Nipomo, which will all be burned down as part of the instructional training. "We have ...

Firefighters set a house on fire in Templeton to better serve their neighbors and for some firefighters, to experience a ...

To further expand the scope of firefighter knowledge for local youth looking to pursue a career in the fire service, the Fairfield Fire Department hosted day one of the first-ever Joint Fire Explorer ...