Every structural firefighter knows that his or her self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) is critical for working inside a burning building or hazardous atmosphere. The SCBA allows firefighters to ...

Firefighters are responsible for ensuring that they are competent in the use of SCBA. It’s the most important piece of PPE that we have, yet, way too often, it’s taken for granted. Many might feel ...

VBFD Training – Captain Kurt Southall answers that age old question about what to do if you eat more than your SCBA mask can hold! Take a look at a Fire Engineering Mayday Monday training prompt from ...

Learning your personal air consumption rate during routine fireground tasks is not difficult–but it can have an enormous impact on your safety and effectiveness in an environment that’s immediately ...