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Podcasts

Videos

Los Angeles Firefighters Ventilate Roof of Restaurant Fire
Firefighters from several Los Angeles fire stations responded to a fire at Rincon Oaxaqueno in East Hollywood.
Dec. 7, 2025
Dallas Police Arrest Woman Who Repeatedly Stabbed Hose During House Fire
Witnesses told Dallas police that the woman who cut the firefighter's hose set fire to the home.
Dec. 6, 2025
Detroit Firefighter Could Win $1M Next Week on '99 to beat' TV Show
Capt. Ronald Mitchell says the pressure of being on the Detroit Fire Department has helped him win each week on the FOX television show.
Dec. 5, 2025
Homeless Escape Fire in Vacant East St. Louis Building
Police said the fire in a vacant, multi-story building in East St. Louis was known to be occupied by homeless people.
Dec. 5, 2025

Operations & Training

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The R.M. Palmer Co. chocolate factory was heavily damaged by an explosion in 2023 that claimed seven workers. Six firefighters from Spring Township and Wyomissing were honored for their rescue efforts.
Six firefighters from Spring Township and Wyomissing conducted a rescue under "extreme personal danger."
Dec. 5, 2025
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Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) at the U.S. Capitol Building earlier this year.
Sen. Tim Sheehy, a former firefighting pilot, is pushing to get the bill to consolidate wildfire operations consolidated.
Dec. 5, 2025
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SimsUShare Firefighter Training
Jason Moore explains how various technology platforms, from virtual- or augmented-reality, AI or digital twins, can enhance firefighter training.
Dec. 5, 2025
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Less than two weeks after the Jan. 16 fire, scientists discovered levels of toxic metals at more than 100 times the normal background levels in soils at Elkhorn Slough, roughly two miles away.
The Jan. 16 fire at Moss Landing, the largest battery storage plant in the country, sent a toxic cloud over Monterey Bay and other communities.
Dec. 4, 2025

Leadership

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Robert Sinnott Jr. is accused of forcing firefighters at the Silverton Volunteer Fire Company into acts of non-consensual sexual contact when he was fire chief. Sinnott is also a retired police chief.
Robert Sinnott Jr. was arrested in Florida on charges of sexual contact and misconduct for actions when he was fire chief in Silverton.
Dec. 7, 2025
Memphis Councilwoman Says Firefighters 'Rape' the City During Pay Discussions
Memphis City Council member Yolanda Cooper-Sutton said firefighters "rape" and "take" from the "poor city."
Dec. 5, 2025
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FDSOA Makes Changes to Leadership
The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) has appointed Eric Valliere as CEO and Lance Vinson as Chairman.
Dec. 4, 2025
High tensions amid fire response questions, recall petitions, FOIA request
Grand Blanc Township Fire Chief Jamie Jent, who voiced staffing concerns before the Sept. 28 attack at the Church of Latter-Day Saints, has widespread support of firefighters....
Dec. 1, 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
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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

26 years since 6 firefighters killed battling Cold Storage warehouse blaze
A brief ceremony was held at the Franklin Street fire station, the former site of the warehouse where the six perished.
Dec. 4, 2025
Firefighter rescued after roof collapse in south St
"These guys did an amazing job," St. Louis Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said after the mayday operation.
Dec. 4, 2025
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New NFFF Initiatives
The "strategic, integrated framework" was created following the 20th Firefighter Life Safety Summit held last summer.
Dec. 3, 2025
Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, Firehouse asks that you support those groups that provide the fire service with critical equipment and provide financial support to injured and fallen firefighters and their families.
This Giving Tuesday, we highlight groups that support the families of fallen or injured firefighters, fund critical fire department equipment and museums that preserve fire service...
Dec. 2, 2025

Careers & Education

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Allen Firefighters Association President Jeremy Painkin was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for wire fraud. He served as president of the union from 2017 until October 2023.
Jeremy Painkin, former president of the Allen Firefighters Association, received a 13-month federal prison sentence for embezzling over $108,000 of union funds.
Dec. 5, 2025
Baltimore Fire trainee threatened classmates at academy, sources say
Police found a cache of weapons in the Baltimore trainee's vehicle after saying he would be "stacking bodies."
Dec. 4, 2025
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All current volunteers will be members of the new Tazewell County Fire Department which also will hire part-time firefighters.
Dec. 4, 2025
Polk City paramedic sues city over firing related to social media post
Paramedic Alissa Furry is seeking reinstatement and damages from Polk City.
Dec. 2, 2025