Can you answer the most basic question: How long will my SCBA last inside an IDLH environment? It’s a myth and a misnomer to identify SCBA in terms of time (e.g. “we use a 30-minute cylinder”); ...

How often do you conduct SCBA drills? Even if you went through an SCBA drill on your last shift or on your last drill night, it’s time to have another one. You just can’t emphasize enough how ...

Many firefighters swing the self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) over their shoulders pand onto their backs with little thought of the complexity of the equipment and the extreme hazards that ...

Lessons in firefighting can come from many places, just like many of the views that I write about. This one comes from a personal experience a few days ago as we trained the latest group of rookies in ...