The purpose of this report is to identify key concerns regarding the hazards of firefighter training and to explore how the training hazards have changed and helps fire departments reduce these hazards by offering suggestions based on the experiences of the study participants.

This body of work provides detailed information on the nature of the fire problem for policymakers who must decide on allocations of resources between fire and other pressing problems, and within the fire service to improve codes and code enforcement, training, public fire education, building technology, and other related areas.