Oct. 17—NEOSHO, Mo. — A piece of equipment used to simulate a critical hazard in a structure fire could soon benefit both Neosho and Joplin firefighters. Pending final approval from the Neosho City ...

The first time I heard the words “the Swede,” I was watching a movie called “Heartbreak Ridge” starring Clint Eastwood as a rough and tough Marine Gunnery Sergeant trying to train a group of misfit ...

The Madison Fire Department first began to use the flashover container in May. Members of the local news media were given the chance to experience a flashover under controlled circumstances on Tuesday ...

It's a potentially deadly event that happens, literally, in a flash. About 80 Saginaw County firefighters will learn skills for surviving the phenomenon known as "flashover."The Bridgeport Township ...

HUNTINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Firefighters across Massachusetts are scheduled to perform training in the area of Gateway Regional High School on Saturday. The Huntington Fire Department says the ...

DAYTONA BEACH — With a small torch, Scott Hardin lighted what he hoped would soon become one of the most dangerous fires a firefighter can face: a flashover or backdraft. The metal trailer in which he ...

Flashover fires are one of the most feared phenomenons among firefighters. It happens when a room gets so hot that everything, even the gases in the air, spontaneously combust. 10TV News teamed up ...

SCRANTON -- Intense heat, smoke and fire billows out of this container at the national guard center in Scranton. The fire was controlled by the Scranton Fire Department as part of a training exercise.

DICKSON CITY, Pa. — A fire department in Lackawanna County hosted potentially lifesaving training on Sunday. The Dickson City Fire Department is putting together the State Fire Academy's Flashover ...