West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) has unveiled its newest recruit: a four-year-old accelerant detection dog called Holly.

A new training academy is equipping firefighters with the skills to tackle electric vehicle (EV) fires. Based in Hampshire, ...

Jason Moore explains how various technology platforms, from virtual- or augmented-reality, AI or digital twins, can enhance firefighter training.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has been granted planning permission to build a new training centre in Billesdon. Harborough District Council's planning committee unanimously approved proposals ...

Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

Crime Scene Investigators attend new Reading firefighter training facility at Whitley Wood amid 200 blaze probes.

Firefighting staff at all levels of the Airport Fire and Rescue Service have recently completed a range of specialist training courses in incident command and aircraft recovery. Station Officer Jamie ...

Immersive learning environments make use of technologies like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and simulation to create realistic environments for learning. These ...

Many departments are inundated with policies for how to operate at incidents, how to get there, how to train once you are there, what to do afterward, and everything in between. The material that ...

How many times have you complained either out loud or under your breath about your fire department’s training program or lack thereof? How many times have you thought, “Somebody needs to update our ...