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New Station, Fleet Upgrade Eyed by Ellsworth, ME, Firefighters

Jan. 13, 2025

Families, firefighters in shock as California wildfires continue | 60 Minutes

Death Toll at 24 as Winds Continue to Spread CA Wildfires

Jan. 13, 2025

Worcester Firefighter Mark Stomski

Safety & Health

Worcester, MA, Firefighter Dies 19 Years after Sustaining Serious On-Duty Injury

Jan. 12, 2025

Montgomery County Firefighter Christopher Higgins LODD

Montgomery County, MD, Firefighter Who Died at House Fire is Named

Jan. 12, 2025

Latest

Death Toll Reaches 16 in CA Wildfires

Death Toll Reaches 16 in CA Wildfires

Jan. 12, 2025

Private Firefighters Battle California Wildfires

Operations & Training

CA Wildfires Fuel Debate About Private Firefighting Services

Jan. 11, 2025

Task of Finding Victims in California Wildfires Begins

Grim Task of Finding Wildfire Victims in CA Begins

Jan. 11, 2025

Loveland Firefighters Rescue Horse from Icy Pond

Loveland, CO, Firefighters Rescued One-Eyed Horse from Frozen Pond

Jan. 11, 2025

CA Insurance Commissioner Imposes Insurance Ban

CA's Insurance Commissioner Imposes Ban on Policy Cancellations Amid Wildfires

Jan. 11, 2025

Sponsored Content

FireFusion Booth Video Fireline

Inventory & Records Management

Featured Video: FireLine Tech Provides AI-Assisted Fire and NERIS Reporting

Dec. 19, 2024

Firefighter Self-Survival Skills

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Firefighter Self-Survival Skills

Dec. 4, 2024

Mastering SCBA Skills for Firefighters - MSA Safety

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Mastering SCBA Skills for Firefighters

Oct. 30, 2024

Liability Concerns for Firefighter Training & OSHA’s New Recommendations

Sponsored Content

On-Demand Webinar: Liability Concerns for Firefighter Training & OSHA’s New Recommendations

Oct. 15, 2024

Products & Press Releases

The EXO 8s will become part of Total Safety’s rental fleet, contracted by some of the world’s largest companies for critical monitoring and maintenance activities.

Atmospheric Monitoring

Blackline Safety Announces Shipping of EXO 8 Area Monitor, New $1.6 Million Deal with Total Safety

Blackline Safety

Jan. 9, 2025

Fleetio launched a host of new features, expanded strategic partnerships and accelerated its evolution from a niche SaaS point tool to a comprehensive business solution.

Fleetio Surpasses Milestone of 1 Million Vehicles

Jan. 8, 2025

WEROCK Technologies is updating the new operating system for its rugged Rocktab S508 and Rocktab S510 tablets to Android 14.

Computers & Accessories

WEROCK Updates Rugged Tablets to Android 14

Jan. 8, 2025

Scorpion II Blocker Designed for Fire Apparatus

TrafFix Devices Promotes Use of Scorpion II Blocker by Firefighters for Roadway Safety

TrafFix Devices Inc.

Jan. 4, 2025

Leadership

Los Angeles Fire Chief Warned Budget Cuts Could Impact Firefighters' Response

Jan. 10, 2025

Roger Robinson retires after 45 years with Alcoa Fire Department, 17 years as chief

Careers & Education

Alcoa, TN, Fire Chief Hangs up Turnout Gear after 45 Years

Jan. 7, 2025

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The Effect of Servant Leadership on Employee Engagement in the Fire Service

Dr. Michael Jay Williams Jr.

Jan. 7, 2025

Webinar: Understanding ISO Creditable Firefighter Training

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Webinar: Understanding ISO Creditable Firefighter Training

Feb. 5, 2025

Apparatus

Video Now: Providence firetruck rolls away from scene

Chockless Providence, RI, Fire Engine Rolls Away

Jan. 10, 2025

'Super scooper' hit by drone while flying over Palisades Fire

'Super Scooper' Grounded after Drone Strike over CA Wildfires

Jan. 10, 2025

Delray Beach Ladder Truck Hit by Train

Records Show Delray Beach, FL, Ladder was Responding to Building Fire

Jan. 10, 2025

Delray Beach Fire Truck, Train Collide

Driver's License Policies Questioned after Delray Beach, FL, Aerial, Train Crash

Jan. 9, 2025

Videos

Montgomery County Firefighter Dies During Laurel House Fire

Montgomery County, MD, Firefighter Dies During Laurel House Fire

Jan. 12, 2025

Homeowners begin returning to Palisades area after wildfires razed communities

Ten Confirmed Dead as CA Wildfires Continue to Rage

Jan. 10, 2025

Pacific Palisades family fends off flames with their own firefighting equipment

Amid CA Wildfires, Residents Use Own Methods, Form Fire Brigade

Jan. 10, 2025

House fire claims 5 lives, including 3 children, in northwest Georgia

Community Risk Reduction

Five, Including Three Kids, Killed in Cohutta, GA, Mobile Home Fire

Jan. 10, 2025

Rescue

Train Trestle Collapses in Corvallis

Trestle Collapse Pitches Railroad Car into Corvallis, OR, River

Jan. 5, 2025

Cordova Fire Chief Kyle Hardison talks about rescuing a man from the Edisto River on New Year's Eve

Operations & Training

'Time was not in our favor,' Cordova, SC, Fire Chief Says of River Rescue

Jan. 3, 2025

Crews rescue teen from abandoned missile silo

Teen Rescued from Abandoned Missile Silo in Arapahoe County, CO

Jan. 2, 2025

Vacant New Orleans Building Collapses

Structural Collapse

New Orleans Buildings Collapses Unexpectedly

Dec. 31, 2024

Safety & Health

3 people injured in massive Bronx apartment fire: FDNY

Operations & Training

FDNY: Firefighters Battled Five-Alarm Bronx Apartment Building Blaze

Jan. 10, 2025

Widow of Fallen Dallas Firefighter David Walters Settles Lawsuit

Health & Fitness

Dallas Settles for $600,000 in Lawsuit Over Firefighter's 2018 Death

Jan. 9, 2025

Honolulu Mourns Fallen Firefighter Jeffrey Fiala

Fallen Honolulu Firefighter Remembered; Injured Members Recovering

Jan. 9, 2025

A firefighter suffered a serious head injury battling the Palisades wildfire.

Safety & Health

Firefighter Suffers Head Injury Battling Palisades, CA, Wildfire

Jan. 8, 2025

Community Risk

IFD responds to large auto body shop fire on near east side

Operations & Training

Heater Filled with Mixed Fuel Sparks Massive Indianapolis Fire

Jan. 7, 2025

Fire Destroys Mulligan's Brick Bar in Buffalo NY

Operations & Training

Photos: Defensive Attack Used on Buffalo, NY, Bar Fire

Jan. 5, 2025

9-year-old hospitalized with serious injuries after being burned by indoor fire pit in Laurel

Community Risk Reduction

Indoor Fire Pit Blaze Leaves Laurel, MD, Boy Fighting for His Life

Jan. 2, 2025

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Careers & Education

Rhinebeck, NY, Firefighter Charged with Falsely Reporting Incidents

Jan. 2, 2025

Operations & Training

At least 10 people have died and 9,000 structures have been destroyed by the multiple wildfires fanned by powerful winds.

Operations & Training

Biden Pledges Federal Aid for CA Wildfire Disaster Costs for Next 180 Days

Jan. 10, 2025

Paterson firefighters battle fire in vacant high school

Operations & Training

Watch: Paterson, NJ, Firefighters Work at Fire in Vacant High School

Jan. 10, 2025

Inmates in California are working alongside firefighters battling the deadly wildfires.

Nearly 800 CA Inmates Among Crews Battling Wildfires

Jan. 10, 2025

Sunset Fire Threatens Hollywood Hills

Firefighters Make Progress on Wildfire that Threatened Iconic Hollywood Hills Buildings

Jan. 9, 2025

Technology

Watch Duty App Provides Information on California Wildfires

Mobile Technology & Accessories

Watch Duty App Gains 600K Users in One Day for Updates on CA Wildfires

Jan. 9, 2025

OCFA uses AI to detect brush fire

Artificial Intelligence

AI Spots Wildfire, Notifies Orange County, CA, Firefighters

Jan. 6, 2025

Immersing students in a simulation that imitates a real-life environment allows them to use visual cues to make fireground decisions and communicate orders.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Training for the Fire Service

Jan. 3, 2025

When the Middleton, MA, Fire Department (MFD) responded to a large brush fire in October 2024, the display of the Command feature of First Due’s software on a monitor in the operations command vehicle made managing MFD’s personnel and that of numerous neighboring departments, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services and others far more expeditious than if the traditional whiteboard approach was utilized.

Incident Command

Incident Command: Implementing Tech for Firefighter Safety

Jan. 3, 2025

Careers & Education

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Careers & Education

Ex-Hazle Township, PA, Firefighter Admits Shooting at Jeep of Teens

Jan. 7, 2025

Andy Starnes The Firehouse Yak

Careers & Education

The Firehouse Yak: Andy Starnes – Developing Your Personal Board of Directors

Jan. 6, 2025

Stephen Balboni, repair supervisor for the Springfield Fire Department, retired Jan. 3 after nearly 39 years maintaining the city's fire trucks, boats and other equipment.

Springfield, MA, Fire Dept. Repair Chief Closes Toolbox after 39 Years

Jan. 6, 2025

FDNY unions sounding alarm about congestion pricing

Operations & Training

FDNY Unions Sounding Alarm About Congestion Pricing

Jan. 6, 2025

Stations

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New Muskogee, OK, Fire Station Depends on Sales Tax Vote

Jan. 8, 2025

Higgins Fire Station reopens after 20 years

Grass Valley, CA, Residents Rejoice as Fire Station Reopens after Decade

Jan. 6, 2025

Oakland Fire Department to Close Fire Stations Due to Budget Woes

Two Oakland, CA, Fire Stations to Close, Others to be Browned Out

Jan. 5, 2025

The theme of the 2024 Zoneton, KY, Fire Protection District is Toy Story.

Operations & Training

Firefighters Deliver Traditions of Joy to Children and Adults

Dec. 25, 2024

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