LyondellBasell’s manufacturing holdings in Pasadena, Texas, is so vast an enterprise that the single corporate fire brigade covering the three separate...

Responders reached a big flow of 49,000 gallons per minute from an array of deluge guns, pumps and large diameter hose lines during a June training...

One fire training simulation at Brayton Fire Training Field in Texas in particular seemed to divide responders attending the Shell Oil Products and Motiva...

While honoring participants in the February session of the Hellfighter U fire foam training, school director Frank Bateman received an honor of his own –...

Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest companies with one of the largest industrial fire brigades, recognized this fact when it turned to the IAFC to help...

The training academy founder's clan filled out the Hellfighter U class rolls.

Hellfighter U drew 115 students for its December school at Brayton, the second of two held in 2016.

Bob Zapatka divides his time between working as an adjunct instructor at two fire schools.

The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hosts training classes year round, but is probably best known for its Annual Training Schools held every...

Corporate school concentrates on rapid rotation.

VFIS, formerly known as Volunteer Fire Insurance Services, released the latest version of its Emergency Vehicle Driver Training program (EVDT) in June.

Industrial responders worldwide undertake the annual summer pilgrimage to a Texas fire school.

A RIT team is meant to render immediate aid to the people who have a chance to affect the outcome of the transpiring emergency.

The 68th Annual International Rescue & Emergency Care Association Conference & Challenges was held the week of June 20 in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Oil giants merge continuing efforts to keep firefighters ready for action BP’s semi-annual corporate fire school at Brayton Fire Training Field in Texas.

Tyco Williams Fire & Hazard Control’s annual Xtreme Industrial Fire & Hazard Training will celebrate its 24th anniversary in 2017 by returning to the fire...

Beyond the standard entry requirements, ISTC provides computer-based training, facilitator-led training, distance learning, and program development.

Some people call team dynamics unconscious and psychological forces that influence a team’s behavior and performance.

In this column, I will discuss a buffet-style option of setting up an emergency response team’s training program.

Stop and ask if you are using the most relevant practices and the best tools at your disposal.

Delgado Community College Maritime and Industrial Training Center in New Orleans East is making final preparations to open its new two-story,...

Fire prop valves at Delgado Fire School are fully functional.

Industrial firefighting is a beastly business. Gulf Coast Emergency Response Academy is a beautiful place to train for the worst.

Ownership may change but the challenges remain the same.

Famed foam school returns under new banner.

Training for rope rescue operations

Some things never change

Famed fire foam school finds latest incarnation

In the fall an occasional puff of smoke near Interstate 10 in Beaumont, TX, signals the beginning of a special time in the area.

Former U.S. Department of Transportation administrator Vanessa Sutherland took charge of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board in March immediately after her...

Texas A&M conducts 53rd annual industrial fire school

Containment of Hazard

Building the Perfect Team