FRACKVILLE – On Sunday morning, Bryan Kimmel, Girardville, found himself in a room filled with smoke and flames creeping overhead. It’s not every day that local firefighters find themselves in such a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pittsburgh fire Capt. Brian Tarbuck watched smoke billow from a rust-red shipping container as he described how the first responders training inside could spot the telltale signs of an impending ...

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 ...

SAGINAW TWP. – Firefighters will feel the heat. The Saginaw Township Fire Department will install a $43,695 "flashover simulator" to teach firefighters the skills they need to recognize potentially ...

Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X HAZLETON – There are signs in the burning building, in the smoke and in the fire. Sometimes those signs warn of a ...

Gotta love it that after serving 21 of his more than 28 years at the Conway Fire Department as a training officer, the flashover simulator was named after Assistant Chief Brian Moix. Fire Chief Mike ...

Danger zone: NIST firefighters douse flames bursting from a building as a flashover occurs during an experiment. (Courtesy: NIST) New machine learning algorithms could soon help firefighters forecast ...