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Videos

Five Firefighters Burned at Norwalk, CT, House Fire
Norwalk firefighters found heavy fire from the home on arrival and called for all on-duty units to contain the fire.
Nov. 30, 2025
Flames Engulf Historic St. Louis Factory Complex
Over 200 firefighters responded to the scene as the five-alarm fire engulfed the St. Louis Crunden-Martin factory.
Nov. 30, 2025
Chicago 2-11 Church Fire 59th & Emerald
Two Thanksgiving fires in Chicago Sunday gutted a church and caused extensive damage to a strip mall.
Nov. 30, 2025
Sisters Killed Trying to Rescue Father from Thanksgiving Fire in Orange, NY
The sisters, ages 42 and 49, were trying to save their disabled father from an Orange house fire but he was able to escape.
Nov. 29, 2025

Operations & Training

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Officials have said that 65 people have been killed in the fire on in a housing block in Hong Kong. Ten firefighters are among the nearly 75 who were injured.
Officials believe the death toll in the high-rise fire in Hong Kong will rise as crews search each of the nearly 2,000 flats impacted by the fire.
Nov. 28, 2025
Firefighters Rescue Four from Lewisville, TX, Mobile Home Fire
A second alarm was called when firefighters had reports of people trapped inside the Lewisville mobile home.
Nov. 28, 2025
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Cal Fire’s Vegetation Management Program aims to use prescribed fire plus tree and brush cutting to reduce the risk of a wildfire igniting or spreading.
The court is asking Cal Fire to address potential ecological impacts of its wildfire prevention methods amid ongoing debates between ecologists and fire officials.
Nov. 28, 2025
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The resolution allows the Jackson and Summit fire departments to collect data, evaluate performance, and develop a plan to better coordinate emergency response, improve firefighter readiness, and use resources more efficiently.
Jackson and Summit Township fire departments hope the formal aid agreement will enhance coordination, response times and improve training.
Nov. 27, 2025

Leadership

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Butch Inks, seen here at his 2019 swearing-in ceremony, has been the fire chief of the St. Paul Fire Department for six years and announced his retirement after starting his second, six-year committment to the role.
Chief Butch Inks became St. Paul's fire chief in 2019 and he decided to retire after having surgery.
Nov. 30, 2025
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FDNY Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker (left) and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker said ideological differences with the incoming mayor and concerns over antisemitic statements are the reasons behind his resignation.
Nov. 27, 2025
An ethics investigation was launched in August after the union that represents local firefighters filed a grievance alleging that the New Canaan fire chief's business was directly profiting from the department's promotional process.
A probe found that New Canaan's fire chief was involved in the promotional exam business the department used and did not disclose his involvement.
Nov. 26, 2025
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Firehouse's Mentor Monday: Week 45
In Week 45 of Firehouse's Mentor Monday, Chief Jacob Johnson talks about not holding back expressing your respect to fellow firefighters.
Nov. 24, 2025

Stations

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Normal, IL Fire Union at Odds over Station Plan
Adding a fourth station and keeping one at its current location are urged by Normal career firefighters.
Dec. 1, 2025
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The sales tax proposed by the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City would raise at least $9.8 billion by 2050. That would provide funding for the department to build at least 30 new fire stations, buy new fire stations, and increase the size of the department by about 1,400 people.
The tax proposed by the United Firefighters of Los Angeles could fund fire apparatus, 30 fire stations and added staffing.
Nov. 23, 2025
Chris Johnson
Red light therapy has a ton of proven health benefits from muscle recovery to enhancing circulation.
Following his own mental health battles as a firefighter, Chris Johnson helped lead the effort to build a wellness room at Rock Creek Fire District through donations.
Nov. 21, 2025
Construction begins on major fire department renovation project
When the rebuilds, renovations or repairs are completed, all Charleston firefighters will have their own bedrooms.
Nov. 20, 2025

Safety & Health

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A firefighters prepares to put water on flames as they engulf a burning high-rise building in Hong Kong.
Officials say 279 people are missing after a fire Hong Kong's Tai Po district that involved seven high-rise buildings,
Nov. 27, 2025
Firefighter Dies in Massive Blaze Involving High-Rise Buildings in Hong Kong
Thirteen people have been killed, including a firefighter, as seven high-rise residential buildings burn in Tai Po, Hong Kong.
Nov. 26, 2025
Video Shows Cy-Fair, TX, Firefighters Take Shelter as Tornado Approaches
Firefighters with Cy-Fair Engine 11 were called to a lightning strike as the tornado moved into the neighborhood.
Nov. 25, 2025
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Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro and James Brosi, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association at a 2024 press conference at Engine 10, located across from the World Trade Center Site. This weekend, they said New York City officials withheld information from FDNY firefighters about health conditions following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Newly uncovered records suggest the city concealed critical information about 9/11-related health hazards, potentially impacting firefighter treatment and survival, prompting ...
Nov. 25, 2025

Careers & Education

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CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Kari Thompson
Battalion Chief Kari Thompson, who was hired at 18, has spent the past 31 years with CAL FIRE.
Dec. 1, 2025
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A Bow police officer said Derry Fire Chief Shawn Haggart failed field sobriety tests after he was stopped in October.
Dec. 1, 2025
Marion County, FL, Firefighters, Medic Fired and Charged Over Hazing Incident
The incident, with Marion County Fire Rescue members, involved physical assault and waterboarding to see another firefighter's TikTok video.
Nov. 28, 2025
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Bloomfield firefighter Patrick Thomas filed a $25 million lawsuit against the township after incidents at the firehouse involving a noose in 2023.
Patrick Thomas said a fellow Bloomfield firefighter threw a noose at him, asking if he aware of what type of knot was used.
Nov. 26, 2025