On Wednesday, the firefighting force grew to 2,988 people and a second fire base camp is opening in Santa Margarita to tackle the northern end of the blaze. On the eastern flank, the fire has reached ...

It's important for fire department incident commanders to maintain an impartial and composed perspective. Engaging in simulations of ambiguous and chaotic incidents and conducting thorough reviews of ...

Command teams at commercial building fires and multi-alarm incidents are critical for command success. In a previous column in this space, we discussed NFPA 1710: Standard for the Organization and ...

Philomath Fire and Rescue's weekly call log includes mutual aid responses to two rural structure fires on Coon Road and Kings Valley Highway.