One of the longest lasting debates in the American fire service is the smooth bore vs. fog debate. One of the greatest problems with this debate is that in many areas of today’s fire service, it has ...

Compressed air foam systems (CAFS) are making their way into more and more departments across the United States; one manufacturer estimates that up to 4 percent of new apparatus are coming ...

As the fire service has evolved, so have our tools to deliver the primary extinguishing agent, water, to the seat of the fire. What was once delivered with a smooth-bore nozzle can now be applied in ...

On many occasions when I get a question in my profession, almost whatever that question is, my answer is “it depends.” It is almost as if it has become my signature. Some questioners think I'm joking, ...