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 ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - One person died in an apartment fire Monday morning that highlighted the challenges firefighters ...

Fire crews from Willoughby Hills, along with mutual-aid fire departments, were recently ispatched to a roof fire on a commercial building under construction. According to a Willoughby Hills Fire ...

Preface -- Introduction -- Purpose and scope -- 1. The fire service as a career -- Types of fire service positions -- Career departments -- Volunteer departments -- Combination departments -- ...