The proper use of established mayday procedures is a vital skill that every member of a fire department needs to master—and not just firefighters and company officers but also every chief officer who ...

When firefighters are introduced to mayday operations during training, standard drills are performed on apparatus bay floors as simplified rescue scenarios with limited options for failure. Failure is ...

Recently, the fire department I work for mandated that all company officers review with their companies reports from the Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System (www.firefighternearmiss.com). Report ...

Tense moments for two Green Bay Metro firefighters when the ceiling collapsed on them during a fire at a duplex on Green Bay's west side. No one was hurt. Fire crews responded to 1505 Beech Tree Drive ...

The Harker Heights Fire Department conducted Mayday drills Thursday, which are intended to prepare firefighters to act in the event a firefighter needs emergency assistance while inside a burning ...