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An effective PPE cleaning room requires more than space and equipment. Learn how designing around people, workflow and department needs can create a safer, more efficient PPE ...
Sept. 24, 2026
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Firefighter cancer prevention requires more than a single policy or practice. Discover how leading departments are building comprehensive exposure-reduction programs that support...
Sept. 22, 2026
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When chemical ID results conflict, critical hazmat decisions can become judgment calls. See how combining FTIR and Raman can deliver greater confidence from a single sample.
Sept. 1, 2026
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The fire service’s understanding of modern fire behavior has advanced dramatically—but what the public knows hasn’t kept pace. Discover how occupant actions during the critical...
Sept. 17, 2026

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May 18-20, 2027
Orlando, FL

Build for the call. Design for the future.

Station Design Conference is the premier educational event dedicated to the efficient, effective, and future-ready design of fire stations, police stations, and public safety facilities. Each year, department leaders, city managers, architects, and project teams come together to learn what it takes to plan, design, fund, and build stations that support operational excellence for decades to come.

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Podcasts

Videos

Heavy smoke was visible when Charlotte firefighters initiated operations.
Oct. 6, 2026
“Brother, we’re good. They’re going to get us out of this," Baltimore Firefighter/EMT John McMaster said he told Firefighter Kenny Lacayo, one of three who perished.
Oct. 6, 2026
Monroeville Firefighter Broderick Balanti's vehicle was traveling 74 mph before it struck one driven by an 88-year-old man.
Oct. 6, 2026
Assistant Chief Alan "Bubba" Wright was involved in a water rescue near Eagle Rock in 2016 when he was caught by a swift current.
Oct. 5, 2026

Operations & Training

APS has expanded access to Fire Safety Academy courses through a new integration with ULRI's Fire Safety Research Institute.
Oct. 6, 2026
“While FSRI found that no single decision explains last (year’s) tragedy, that does not lessen LAFD’s responsibility for the decisions that were ours,” fire officials wrote in...
Oct. 5, 2026
A three-story water slide and adjacent stair tower were destroyed, San Jose Battalion Chief Jeff Fielding said.
Oct. 5, 2026
Across the country, 1,400 fire and rescue companies and 200 other organizations received grants.
Oct. 2, 2026

Leadership

Mat Davis has been acting chief since June when former Pittsburgh Fire Chief Daryl Jones was placed on leave amid a probe.
Oct. 5, 2026
The unidentified firefighter, who made the comments while on duty, resigned instead of being fired, Cobb County Fire Chief Michael Cunningham said.
Oct. 5, 2026
"It has been an honor and a privilege to be the 19th fire chief for Kansas City, Kansas,” said Chief Dennis Rubin, who will leave on Halloween.
Oct. 4, 2026
Sentencing is set for January for the former Delaware County fire chief, who remains free on bail.
Sept. 29, 2026

Stations

With the new department in service, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue is no longer responding to calls -- after 42 years.
Oct. 2, 2026
Candidates in Ross's November election are debating the closure of a century-old fire station, focused on funding challenges, and future public safety strategies.
Oct. 1, 2026
Cancer prevention remains an important occupational health priority for the fire service. A new American Cancer Society study followed more than 470,000 firefighters over 36 years...
Oct. 1, 2026
The National Register of Historic Places has added La Crosse's Fire Station No. 4.
Sept. 28, 2026

Safety & Health

The decision means Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue was within its rights to deny accommodations for eight firefighters who refused to get vaccinated.
Oct. 6, 2026
The TerraCross Multifunctional Boot by Fire-Dex offers firefighters a versatile, durable and comfortable footwear option suitable for rescue, EMS and wilderness environments. ...
Oct. 6, 2026
The three Mansfield firefighters in the rig ran to assist the driver of the car after the wreck.
Oct. 5, 2026
The Ricochet PPE Award Program provides five sets of specialized wildland and rescue gear to qualifying United States volunteer fire departments.
Oct. 1, 2026

Careers & Education

Prosecutors indicate they will seek physical castration of Kedreyon Williams, a former New Roads police officer and volunteer firefighter.
Oct. 2, 2026
The Firefighters do various activities, tricks and shoutouts each game that incorporates the fire service to help draw more awareness and attention to the concept of their team...
Oct. 1, 2026
Alameda County firefighter Charles Johnathen Harris had pending child pornography charges and disappeared in 2023 after his boat sank.
Oct. 1, 2026
Gabe Reilly, a Salt Lake City firefighter, died during a BASE jump in Millville Canyon.
Oct. 1, 2026