Snap-tite Hose, a leading manufacturer of high-performance fire hoses, is committed to supporting the communities where their facilities are located in Northwest Pennsylvania. That’s why Snap-tite has ...

Most people love to learn for learning’s sake. So you’d think training -- particularly in soft-skills areas like sales and leadership-- would be seen as a path to better results, more money and ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—NAHAD's Hose Safety Institute has digitized its handbook to create a series of online courses for those looking to be HSI-certified to properly fabricate hose assemblies. In addition, ...

The nine recruit members of the Edmond Fire Department got to be on the “wrong” end of the hoses Thursday afternoon after several days of hose manipulation and nozzle control training. “All week ...

DOTHAN, AL — Sept. 11, 2020 — Nineteen years have passed since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 2,977 people were killed during these vicious attacks. Most of those who perished were civilians except for ...

The Oak Creek Fire Department has a new member named HOSE-A. Made out of old rubber fire hose, HOSE-A, named in part by the community, is a training dummy firefighters can use during drills for ...

Members of William Walker Hose Co. in Jermyn recently received “basic vehicle rescue” training. From left: Jim Perry, Erin Bein, Aaron Lemoncelli, instructor Trent Turner; and Scott Township Hose Co.

We spend a lot of time in Quick Drills talking about the importance of working on our basic firefighting skills and how focusing on those skills before an incident will make or break your performance.

CLEVELAND—There's no doubt that those who have spent their careers in the hose industry are passionate about their business. And those who have been involved with NAHAD's Hose Safety Institute, ...

In my last post, I described an approach to talent development that’s been proven not to work: fire-hose training where an expert swoops in, tries to stuff people’s minds with knowledge for a day or ...

SHELTON — For Heidi Aleman, the Echo Hose Ambulance Community Educational Center is a true gift. The center — on the former St. Joseph School campus on Coram Avenue in Shelton — has become home not ...