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  • Mo. Firefighters Change Gas Leak Protocols

    Kansas City firefighters will now respond to reported natural gas leaks with a battalion chief and gas monitoring equipment in the wake of a deadly restaurant blast.

    News • March 15th, 2013

  • N.C. Junior Firefighter Program Ignites Youths' Interest

    The Drexel Fire Department has seven junior firefighters in their youth program and many of them are considering public safety careers.

    News • March 15th, 2013

  • Calif. Recruits Find Fire Academy Challenging

    Short-staffed by about 10 firefighters because of back-to-back retirements the last two years, Burbank is eager to integrate the new class into the ranks. However, they have to get through the training first.

    News • March 14th, 2013

  • Mo. 911 Dispatchers Are The Calm Voices in Chaos

    Dispatchers based at the Joplin Emergency Communication Center serve as gateways to other public service personnel in the community, including firefighters and police officers.

    News • March 11th, 2013

  • Calif. Fire Official Defends Department's Reputation

    The ability of Rohnert Park's firefighters has been questioned for a couple of years and the community's public safety director says the questions are unjustified.

    News • March 10th, 2013

  • Okla. Firefighters Propose $513K Training Tower

    Autry Technology Center and Enid Fire Department are working to give firefighters real-world training experience by building a fire training tower in Enid.

    News • March 3rd, 2013

  • Fla. Dept. Learns Volunteer Firefighters Aren't Free

    Charlotte County Commission is learning using volunteer firefighters to supplement the county's 227-person fire department may be more costly than it's worth.

    News • March 3rd, 2013

  • Ohio Fire Lt. Suspended For Negligence on EMS Call

    A Bethel Township lieutenant was given a seven-day suspension and put on probation for allegedly failing to follow protocols at a call where a patient was in full arrest.

    News • March 2nd, 2013

  • Dispatchers, Reporter Participate in Wash. Live Burn

    About 60 firefighters from Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, Kittitas Fire Department and Fire District 1 in Thorp participated in a practice fire that also included a reporter and two dispatchers.

    News • February 13th, 2013

  • NFFF Aims to Keep Responders Safe From Violence

    The NFFF has joined forces with leading fire service organizations to develop training materials to keep firefighters and responders out of harm’s way during violent situations.

    News • January 31st, 2013

  • S.C. Study May Change The Way Firefighters Do Business
    S.C. Study May Change The Way Firefighters Do Business

    Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are spear-heading the project studying the effects of firefighting techniques with the help of career and volunteer firefighters.

    News • January 28th, 2013

  • Texas School for the Blind Helps Train Firefighters

    The classes are designed to help firefighters maintain control and not panic when vision is lost.

    News • October 25th, 2012

  • Fla. Instructor Burned by Live-Fire Demo

    A Miami-Dade firefighting instructor was burned Friday morning when a live-fire demonstration flashed, reports CBS Miami.Lt. Kevin McCrea, an 11-year veteran of the department, was taken to Ryder Trauma Center by air rescue.Fire officials told the...

    News • November 18th, 2011

  • New Ohio Firefighter Feels Born Into Career

     Nov. 04--Casey Willoughby was born to be a firefighter. There was really never any question of his career choice. It was there every day for him to see. His grandfather, George, retired as an Akron fire district chief in 1998. His father, James, is...

    News • November 7th, 2011

  • Pa. Fire Lt. Collapses and Dies at Fire School
    Pa. Fire Lt. Collapses and Dies at Fire School

    Keith Rankin was a big man. A real "teddy bear of a guy" who constantly did for others. For his fellow firefighters, that's the tough part. "He would do absolutely anything for anyone, and in the end, when it was our turn to do something...

    News • September 26th, 2011

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