Operations & Training

West Metro Fire Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic Jarrod Leonard remains in critical but stable condition after being injured by a fall during technical rescue training.
Injured West Metro firefighter Jarrod Leonard remains in critical condition following a fall during rescue training and he's been transferred to the intensive care unit.
July 31, 2026
Chief Expects Fire Loss at Postville, IA, Processing Plant to Be 'in the Millions'
July 31, 2026
L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Clark County firefighters say the fire was contained to one room on the 56th floor of the Encore Las Vegas resort.
July 31, 2026
Frederick County Fire Investigator Eddie Ruch
The failed CSST line ruptured a water line that extinghished the fire in a house in the Village of Urbana.
July 30, 2026
West Metro Fire Rescue
West Metro Fire Rescue Firefighter/Paramedic Jarrod Leonard fell nearly 50 during technical rescue training in a steep, rocky area near Morrison.
July 30, 2026
Angelos Tzortzinis/dpa/TNS
Officials said one firefighter was found unconscious at a fire in Ageranos while two died at a fire in Crete.
July 30, 2026
Vacationing Connecticut Firefighters Alert Sleeping Family to Maine House Fire
July 30, 2026
Trump administration denies firefighting assistance grants for 2 of Oregon's biggest 2026 wildfires
July 29, 2026
Pedro Portal/TNS
Abou 90 percent of the calls handled by Hialeah firefighters are EMS-related.
July 29, 2026

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