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Sept. 1, 2026
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Sept. 17, 2026
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Sept. 10, 2026
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Aug. 27, 2026

Podcasts

Videos

Groose Pointe Woods firefighters encountered heavy fire and smoke through the roof of the clubhouse.
Sept. 10, 2026
Standing beside President George W Bush as he addressed responders at the World Trade Center ruins was a special memory for retired FDNY Firefighter Bob Beckwith, who died in ...
Sept. 10, 2026
The lights, one for each of the 9/11 victims, rose over New York Harbor before assembling into the outline of the Twin Towers.
Sept. 10, 2026
“If they’re not of sound mind, or they’re not physically able to do their job, then they can’t take care of our community,” said Minneapolis Fire Chief Reginald "Reggie" Freeman...
Sept. 10, 2026

Operations & Training

Temperatures during the firefighting operation in Beverly Hills were in the triple digits.
Sept. 9, 2026
Four people were injured in the blast, Los Angeles firefighters reported.
Sept. 9, 2026
Welles Crowther, credited with saving 18 strangers in the World Trade Center, was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday.
Sept. 9, 2026
Firefighter Joe Flake died after suffering a medical issue at a brush fire in Wellston on Monday.
Sept. 9, 2026

Leadership

A 30-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department, Sean Kevin, 53, was promoted to battalion chief in 2023.
Sept. 10, 2026
“There was grief, there was anger, and there was an enormous sense of loss. In two terrible and deliberate moments, we lost 343 members," FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito...
Sept. 10, 2026
Luigi Davoli highlights the limitations of fire data systems that measure only fire damage and do not quantify prevention activities and the emergency response, which significantly...
Sept. 7, 2026
The original Malibu brigade claims the new group is holding up millions in donations for fire prevention and equipment meant for them.
Sept. 3, 2026

Stations

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Sept. 1, 2026
While grabbing gear and equipment inside the smokey station, Cuba Fire Capt. Joseph Siedel suffered a heat-related incident.
Aug. 18, 2026
Haywood Rescue Squad's longstanding building in Canton is being repurposed for the fire department's flood-resistant station.
Aug. 18, 2026
Apex is moving Engine 1 from while residents and officials discuss options including renovating or demolishing historic Fire Station 1.
Aug. 18, 2026

Safety & Health

5.11 collaborates with the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to support #ForThe343, a movement honoring the 343 FDNY firefighters lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Sept. 11, 2026
New documents -- previously hidden -- released Tuesday include a memo that proves city officials were worried that thousands of first responders could potentially suffer from ...
Sept. 8, 2026
Shanetta Bossell is charged with first-degree murder for stabbing Kansas City Paramedic Grahan Hoffman, 29, last year while she was being transported.
Sept. 8, 2026
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Fountain Rural Firefighter Steve Coffman was injured when his squad truck was hit on I-587.
Sept. 8, 2026

Careers & Education

Under a new staffing model, Folsom has hired 14 single-role EMTs and paramedics.
Sept. 9, 2026
"A firefighter is someone we call when we need help, which makes this defendant’s actions extremely disturbing," said Prince George's County State’s Attorney Tara Jackson.
Sept. 2, 2026
An investigation uncovered that Palm Bay Lt. Kevin Plunkett manipulated clinical records and hours, leading to his termination.
Sept. 2, 2026
Kansas City firefighters blame short staffing for the injuries to four firefighters.
Sept. 2, 2026