The new helicopter and hoist simulator, ... Cal Fire is using augmented reality technology to train flight crews for life-or-death ... "It's a really good realistic tool for us to work with." ...

Firefighters from Slidell and surrounding areas trained and competed on state-of-the-art equipment trucked in and set up by national Firefighter Combat Challenge, which stages events around the ...

Born in New Bedford in 1862, Edward F. Dahill joined the New Bedford Fire Department in 1888 when he was 26 years old. He served as chief of the department from 1904 to 1947.

The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group and the Boise Fire Department’s Swiftwater Dive Team practiced hoist rescues from the water using UH-60 Black Hawk and the UH-72A Lakota ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY (BCN) – Starting this month, two dozen fire stations around Alameda County will hoist flags during dangerous fire weather conditions. The fire weather flags are aimed to warn the ...

Suspended 30-60 feet off the ground thanks to a malfunctioning hoist system is no time for students at the U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine to be unsure if someone will be able to rescue them.