Operations & Training

Chicago Fire Department
Chicago Firefighter/EMT Michael Altman, 32, was caught in floor collapse during a fire in Rogers Park Monday. He succumbed to his injuries Tuesday.
Michael Altman, who was critically injured in a collapse, was a fourth-generation Chicago firefighter. His grandfather was the fire commissioner in the late 1990s.
March 18, 2026
Photo by Bill Arsenault
Local, state and federal firefighters perform prescribed fire for vegetation management in renewable energy fields prior to primary fire season in southeast Idaho. Decreasing tumble weeds prior to fire season decreases the threat of significant wildfire growth and provides training, and interagency cooperation.
March 17, 2026
Queens Fire Leaves Four Dead, Including Child
March 16, 2026
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Bloomfield, CT, Fire Chiefs Describe Heart-Breaking Rescue Attempt after Explosion
March 16, 2026
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The CFSI National Advisory Committee has made several recommendations on the FEMA Reform initiative.
March 16, 2026
Heather Rademacher
Several ladders were in operation Friday as the wind spread the flames.
March 14, 2026
Los Angeles Fire Spreads to Several Buildings
March 13, 2026
UL Research Institutes
UL Research Institutes Releases New Technical Report for Residential Home Size-up and Search & Rescue Operations Project
March 12, 2026
Photo courtesy of New Orleans EMS
Dr. David Rayburn, who is the medical director for New Orleans EMS, praises the image quality of Butterfly Network’s iQ3 point-of-contact ultrasound (POCUS) device. After the agency’s first encounters with the system, “They came to me and said, ‘This is a night and day difference’” compared with the previous POCUS device that they used,” Rayburn says. “‘This is so much clearer. I can see structures better. I’m able to interpret the images a lot better,’” Rayburn tells Firehouse those providers told him.
March 12, 2026

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