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FireFusion Preview: Top 5 Takeaways from 2024

3-alarm fire burns through building in Paterson

Paterson, NJ, Battalion Chief Hurt in Partial Building Collapse

March 14, 2025

Lowering the retirement age from 53 to 50 would help departments retain firefighters.

Careers & Education

OR Law to Lower Retirement Age for Firefighters, Cops, Gaining Steam

March 14, 2025

Plainville Fire Department Drone

Drone Finds Elderly Plainville, MA, Man in 17 Minutes

March 14, 2025

'So dispicable;' Tremonton officials reeling after child sex abuse arrests of judge, fire chief

Tremonton, UT, Fire Chief, Judge Charged with Child Sex Abuse

March 14, 2025

Latest

2 die in North Philadelphia house fire, including 6-year-old girl; boy, man also injured

Operations & Training

Philadelphia House Fire Claims Adult, Child

March 14, 2025

Chopper video: Garden City house damaged in explosion

Operations & Training

Garden City, MI, House Explosion Under Investigation

March 14, 2025

No reported injuries when plane catches fire at Denver International Airport

Operations & Training

American Airlines Plane Catches Fire at Denver International Airport

March 14, 2025

Fire tears through several Bronx businesses

Update: Six Bronx Businesses Destroyed by Blaze

March 13, 2025

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Community Risk Reduction

Waterbury, CT, Man Held Captive for Decades Sets Fire to Bedroom

March 13, 2025

Sponsored Content

Firefighters

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: What You Need to Know to Prepare for Your Next ISO Review

March 13, 2025

Webinar: Understanding ISO Creditable Firefighter Training

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Understanding ISO Creditable Firefighter Training

Feb. 5, 2025

Fireproof Tech Provides Fire Department with AI-Assisted Reporting

Inventory & Records Management

Featured Video: Fireproof Tech Provides AI-Assisted Fire and NERIS Reporting

Dec. 19, 2024

Liability Concerns for Firefighter Training & OSHA’s New Recommendations

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Liability Concerns for Firefighter Training & OSHA’s New Recommendations

Oct. 15, 2024

Products & Press Releases

MagneGrip’s Complete Clean Air Solutions

Exhaust Removal

MagneGrip’s Complete Clean Air Solutions

March 14, 2025

Reliant Fire Apparatus Named 2024 Pierce Dealer of the Year

Reliant Fire Apparatus Named 2024 Pierce Dealer of the Year

Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.

March 12, 2025

Nominations now being accepted for NFPA, HFSC Bringing Safety Home Award

Safety & Health

Nominations Being Accepted for NFPA, HFSC Bringing Safety Home Award

National Fire Protection Association

March 11, 2025

Horton and IMMI Enhance Ambulance Safety with MBrace for Attendant Seat

Horton and IMMI Enhance Ambulance Safety with MBrace for Attendant Seat

Horton Emergency Vehicles

March 11, 2025

Leadership

fire department policies rules legal challenges Curt Varone

Fire Law: Words Matter

March 14, 2025

fire department response to fires staffing Curt Isakson

Operations & Training

Command & Control Success: Size-Up, Staffing and Standards

March 13, 2025

Because an employee of an energy supply company who was sent to repair a leaky underground propane tank decided to let the propane that was in the tank seep out of the ground, an explosion occurred during the response to an odor of gas by members of the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System (LC-CFRS). Sterling, VA, Volunteer Fire Company (SVFC) Firefighter Trevor Brown was killed. Analysis of the incident revealed concerns regarding risk assessment, event escalation, communication, resource allocation and command structure.

Operations & Training

Close Calls: ‘Routine’ Gas Leak Results in LODD

Billy Goldfeder

March 12, 2025

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Careers & Education

Staff of Learning Resource Center at National Fire Academy Fired

March 11, 2025

Apparatus

The Dec. 26 crash scene is examined in Delray Beach.

Emails After Delray Beach, FL, Rig, Train Collision Show Fallout

March 12, 2025

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Ambulance, Jeep Crash Leaves Patient Dead in Forsyth County, NC

March 12, 2025

Elizabethtown assistant fire chief arrested for OWI

Elizabethtown, IN, Assistant Fire Chief Arrested for OWI after Crash

March 11, 2025

Recent research confirmed a trend of departments opting to purchase pickups to serve as chief’s vehicles. Although larger pickups might not maneuver on tight city streets as well as SUVs can, pickups can accommodate a variety of storage solutions, ranging from generic slide-out trays and tonneau covers to full bed remounts that include custom cabinets.

Fire Apparatus Supplement 2025: Building the Buggy

March 11, 2025

Videos

Gluckstadt firefighters first to arrive at helicopter crash scene

Gluckstadt, MS, Firefighters Challenged at Medevac Chopper Crash Scene

March 13, 2025

Massive fire causes partial building collapse on West Beltway 8

Massive Fire Engulfs Houston Office Building

March 13, 2025

Crews battle fire at Liberty Station

San Diego Firefighters Battle Blaze at Vacant Recreation Center

March 13, 2025

8 people hospitalized, 87 displaced after explosion at Denver assisted living facility

Operations & Training

Eight Hurt in Blast at Denver Assisted Living Facility

March 13, 2025

Rescue

4 stories of scaffolding collapse in Boston under intense winds

Technical Rescue

Watch: Boston Scaffolding Collapsing in Wind

March 10, 2025

Preplanning for when a traveling carnival takes up residence in a department’s response area should include work with the carnival company to ensure that the tallest ride is located in an area where an aerial apparatus is capable of accessing the highest point of the ride (here, 60 feet).

Tech Rescue: Carnival & Amusement Park Rides: Thinking Outside of the Box

March 5, 2025

Dräger ProAir

SCBA & Accessories

Transforming Rescue Operations High and Low: Dräger Unveils the ProAir

March 4, 2025

D.C. Fire and EMS Diver, Boat Captain Recall Response to Plane, Helicopter Crash

D.C. Fire Boat Captain Calls Response to Plane, Helicopter Crash a 'Nightmare'

March 3, 2025

Safety & Health

Laramie Firefighter Injured in Chimney Collapse Still Hospitalized

Safety & Health

Father of Paralyzed Laramie, WY, Firefighter Sees Improvements

March 11, 2025

Detroit QRT members following up with an opioid overdose patient who declined transportation to a hospital after treatment by Detroit EMS.

A Continuum of Care: Detroit’s Opioid Quick Response Team

March 11, 2025

AirCare Medical Helicopter Crash Claims Three

Safety & Health

Medical Chopper Crash in Madison County, MS, Claims Three

March 10, 2025

Anheuser-Busch is partnering with the National Volunteer Fire Council

Safety & Health

Apply for Drinking Water to Keep Volunteer Firefighters Hydrated During Wildfires and Emergency Response

National Volunteer Fire Council - NVFC

March 10, 2025

Community Risk

Missing Indiana woman found alive nearly a week after crashing car

Woman Survives Six Days in Wrecked Car in Newton County, IN, Ditch

March 12, 2025

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Arrests Made in Deadly Troy, MI, Hyperbaric Chamber Explosion

March 12, 2025

On Jan. 31, a medical helicopter crashed in Philadelphia.

Operations & Training

NTSB: Voice Recorder Not Working in Learjet that Crashed in Philadelphia

March 7, 2025

Chico firefighters battled the Bidwell Mansion fire last December.

Community Risk Reduction

Arsonist Gets Prison for Torching Historic Chico, CA, Mansion

March 6, 2025

Operations & Training

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Careers & Education

CT Legislators Concerned about Towns Poaching Firefighters

March 13, 2025

Inmate firefighters work at the Sunset fire in Hollywood on Jan. 8.

2025 California Fire Storm

CA Inmate Firefighters to Get Pay Hike if Bill Passes

March 12, 2025

Middleboro fire destroys house, sends one man to the hospital with second-degree burns

Blaze Destroys House, Barn in Middleborough, MA

March 12, 2025

Remains found identified as missing SoCal firefighter from 2020 wildfire

Remains of Missing U.S. Forest Service Hotshot Found in CA Mountains

March 12, 2025

Technology

Schuylkill County Fire Box GoFundMe

Fundraising Underway to Update Fire Call Boxes in Schuylkill County, PA

March 8, 2025

The location tracking function of Ascent Integrated Tech’s system, which is paired with Samsung’s Galaxy Watch7, doesn’t require predeployed equipment at an emergency scene.

Fire Technology: Wearable Tech for the Fire Service

March 7, 2025

Glendale firefighters assess their strategy as the wind whipped Eaton fire destroys homes on Jan. 7.

2025 California Fire Storm

Technology Wasn't Responsible for Altadena, CA, Wildfire Alert Failures, Company Says

March 6, 2025

Fleetio Expands Geotab Integration

Fleetio Expands Geotab Integration with Shop Network Add-In to Improve Maintenance Management

March 4, 2025

Careers & Education

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Careers & Education

Fire Service Officials on Mission to Save National Fire Academy

March 11, 2025

Cobb County Fire Chief Michael Cunningham

New Cobb County, GA, Fire Chief Calls Job 'Dream Come True'

March 8, 2025

National Fire Academy Classes Cancelled by FEMA

Operations & Training

National Fire Academy Classes Cancelled Amid Review of Programs

March 8, 2025

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Careers & Education

Las Vegas Firefighters Reach Agreement with City

March 7, 2025

Stations

Denton, TX, Fire/ARFF Station 9,

In Quarters: Denton, TX, Fire/ARFF Station 9

Martinez Architects, LP

March 15, 2025

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Plans Unveiled for New Fire Station in American Township, OH

March 10, 2025

Wallum Lake Fire Station in Burrillville Destroyed by Fire

Burrillville, RI, Fire Station Gutted by Fire

March 8, 2025

Solon Springs fire station named after longtime member

Solon Springs, WI, Fire Station Named After Longtime Member

March 6, 2025

Firehouse Magazine

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