Operations & Training

International Association of Fire Chiefs
In 2025, companies unveiled prototype lightweight aerial vehicles and drones as a responder technology that will also fire and rescue agencies to deploy these devices immediately.
Jason Moore explores top technologies that will transform the fire service in 2026, from sound-based fire suppression and aerial response drones to innovative batteries.
Jan. 2, 2026
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The dispute between the Mountain Lake Fire Company and Liberty Township involves accusations of political vendettas, unfair punishments, and safety concerns following a vehicle operation incident, leading to legal battles and calls for code revisions within the fire department.
Jan. 2, 2026
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Firefighters take part in incident command training using both iPads and paper to learn how technology can assist. Improvements with virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality systems, combined with digital twins, are a convergence of technologies that offer the ability for firefighters to train.
Jan. 2, 2026
Kansas City, MO, Firefighters Rescue Five from Apartment Fire
Dec. 31, 2025
Watch: FDNY Firefighters Battle 3-Alarm Fire in Vacant Building
Dec. 31, 2025
David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG
The Los Angeles City Clerk approved a draft initiative petition that would impose an additional 0.5 percent sales tax dedicated to the Los Angeles Fire Department following scruitny of the department's resources after the Palisades Fire.
Dec. 30, 2025
Carroll County Fire & EMS
This year is the first that Carroll has been able to consistently sustain 13 fire stations and 16 ambulances with a full staff of paid firefighters and paramedics and that resulted in a quick response to a house fire in Westminster on Christmas.
Dec. 30, 2025
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Curt Varone looks back on 2025's most notable fire law cases, which reveals a trend toward increased accountability, with courts scrutinizing decision-making, challenging immunity protections, and highlighting the need for comprehensive risk management in various aspects of the fire service.
Dec. 29, 2025
1 pilot killed, another injured after helicopters collide over Hammonton, NJ
Dec. 29, 2025

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