When members don’t practice forcible entry, they easily can lose a step. Further, the fireground isn’t a place to relearn skills; it’s where members should implement previously covered skills and only ...

Firefighter drills on the apparatus floor helps members, but real learning only takes place during hands-on evolutions. When firefighters are schooled on the technical details of a tool or piece of ...

CHICO — The Chico Fire Department held a live burn training exercise for seven newly-hired firefighters who were brought on to staff the incoming Engine 1, to be housed at Station 1. Deputy Fire Chief ...