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Discover how fire agencies are revolutionizing incident response by ditching the whiteboard for digital command boards that deliver real-time updates, multi-user access, and a...
Sept. 4, 2025
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Join Curt Varone as he examines litigation data and raises awareness on criminal charges brought against fire apparatus operator.
Aug. 5, 2025
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Michael Daley examines the latest research on structural firefighting, including new tactical-decision making ideas.
June 23, 2025
Fire Apparatus ISO Schedule Ratings Webcast
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Mike Morash and Robbi King will look at how fire apparatus capabilities and equipment impact ISO grading and what you can do to improve in that area.
May 27, 2025

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Starting Sunday, firefighters will be at Bear Creek Fire Department around the clock.
Starting Sunday, firefighters will be on duty around-the-clock at the Bear Creek station.
Aug. 27, 2025
FEMA employees placed on leave after sending warning to Congress of possible failures
In the letter to Congress, 200 workers said they hoped “to prevent not only another national catastrophe like Hurricane Katrina, but the effective dissolution of FEMA."
Aug. 27, 2025
Crews extinguish fire at rail yard in Ogden, cause under investigation
Black smoke from the burning plastic construction pipe was visible for miles in the Ogden area.
Aug. 27, 2025
Helicopter Crashes into Pond Filling Bambi Bucket for French Wildfire
The helicopter was attempting to fill a water bucket at a pond near Rosporden when it spun out of control and crashed.
Aug. 26, 2025
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Response times will be faster with the departments becoming part of the South Madison Fire Territory.
Aug. 27, 2025
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Very few businesses have to go and sell hoagies or hold events or beg for money to keep going, Hope Fire Chief Justin Butterworth said.
Aug. 25, 2025
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Firefighters prepare to move out as the Pickett fire burns in Calistoga, CA, late last week.
Firefighters have made progress in slowing the 6,800-acre Pickett Fire in Napa County.
Aug. 24, 2025
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Fendrick Gabaud had completed the physical agility test at the Flagler County Fire Rescue Academy when he fell ill.
Aspiring firefighter Fendrick Gabaud died after experiencing shortness of breath during a physical agility test at the Flagler County fire academy.
Aug. 23, 2025
Center for Public Safety Excellence Reaches 4,000 Credentialed Professionals for the First Time
At 4,006 designations, this is the highest number of credentialed professionals the Commission on Professional Credentialing has ever awarded.
Aug. 26, 2025
NASCAR and AMKUS Extend Storied Partnership
NASCAR announced a multi-year extension of its partnership with AMKUS Rescue Systems, continuing the companies’ longstanding relationship.
Aug. 26, 2025
Sutphen Corporation Announces New Sales and Service Representative
Sutphen Corporation adds U.S. Fire Apparatus as its official sales and service representative in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Aug. 26, 2025
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During the fundraiser, former Bar Nunn Fire Chief Robert Hoover collected the money and counted it at his and his daughter's homes.
Aug. 26, 2025
Schenkel Shultz Selected for Rebuild of Sanibel Fire Station #171
The project marks the second collaboration between the firm and Sanibel Fire and Rescue, following the rebuild of Fire Station #172 after Hurricane Ian.
Aug. 26, 2025
Vine Grove firefighters lose station, multiple trucks in overnight fire
A 1941 engine, an engine/tanker and a brush utility vehicle were destroyed, Vine Grove Fire Chief Matt Haddle said.
Aug. 21, 2025
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As fire station design and firefighting technology evolves, drones will become part of the firefighting response from fire stations. This image depicts the ability for a drone to deploy from a firehouse and arrive ahead of firefighters who may be delayed by traffic or vehicles leaving the vicinity of an incident.
Janet Wilmoth explores how recent decades have seen rapid progress in the fire service and station infrastructure, driven by a commitment to reducing death and injuries.
Aug. 19, 2025
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Funding to update the Atlantic City Fire Station 2 will come from grants from the New Jersey Historic Trust and National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights grant.
The renovation of the Atlantic City's fire station aims to modernize the station with expanded kitchen and dormitory spaces, technology and updating the exterior.
Aug. 19, 2025
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Raywick Firefighter Brian Hatt
Raywick Lt. Brian Hatt, 51, died Monday of injuries after being ejected during the crash last week.
Aug. 26, 2025
Investigation underway after EMS responders say bullets shot through ambulance in Elmwood Place
One of the three Elmwood Place responders aboard was sitting in the back when the rear window of the ambulance shattered.
Aug. 25, 2025
Sacramento Firefighter Transported in Critical Condition from Grass Fire
A firefighters suffered a medical emergency 15 minutes after Sacramento crews arrived at the vegetation fire.
Aug. 23, 2025
Firefighters injured in suspicious fire at Columbia club
A rapid intervention team cleared debris after the partial collapse at the vacant Columbia club.
Aug. 22, 2025
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A Milford firefighter pocketed $186,108 while the fire chief took home $155.136.
Aug. 27, 2025
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Efforts to reduce the cost of living in Colorado has impacted funding to fire departments, according to the needs assessment.
Aug. 26, 2025
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Shakopee Fire Department still needs to hire more firefighters to increase response times.
It takes Shakopee firefighters 11 minutes, 18 seconds to respond to 90 percent of fires.
Aug. 26, 2025
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Probationary Firefighter Sadia D. Williams, 21, died in a fall while reportedly celebrating with other D.C. fire graduates.
Aug. 25, 2025