Operations & Training

The Firehouse.com Operations & Training product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various firefighter and fire department operations and training equipment and resources, including firefighter hoses, training props and materials, EMS supplies, ladders, hand tools and equipment options.
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel
A Brightline train collided with a Delray Beach ladder truck on Dec. 28, 2024.
Apparatus

Delray Beach, FL, Fire Dept. Ladder Driver Received Glowing Reviews

Jan. 17, 2025
Driver Engineer David Wyatt was behind the wheel of the Delray Beach ladder truck hit by a train after he drove around railroad crossing gates.
Vacant Building Fire Spreads to Multi-Family House in Hartford, CT
Operations & Training

Vacant Building Fire Spreads to Multi-Family House in Hartford, CT

Jan. 17, 2025
Hartford firefighters found the vacant three-story structure fully involved in flames and spreading.
KCK firefighter 'severely injured' fighting Monday fire at metro Subway
Safety & Health

Kansas City, KS, Firefighter Hit by Coupling after Vehicle Runs over Hose

Jan. 17, 2025
The senior firefighter suffered an open lower leg fracture after he was struck by the coupling pulled away from the hydrant.
Judge Rules Beaumont, TX EMS Crews are Not Civilians
EMS

Judge Rules Beaumont, TX, EMS Crews are Civil Service Workers

Jan. 17, 2025
Although the EMS division was absorbed by Beaumont Fire and Rescue, the city considered them civilians.
Christina House / Los Angeles Times
Several firefighters involved in battling the historic wildfires also lost their homes.
2025 California Fire Storm

'We're Just Broken,' Los Angeles Firefighter Says after Losing Home to Wildfire

Jan. 17, 2025
Many firefighters are in the same position as their neighbors -- finding piles of charred rubble where their houses were.