Operations & Training

Ryan Baker/Firehouse
The Fire Service Scoop: NVFC Giveaway, Blackline Safety Helps at Winter Olympics and More Fire Service Updates
Fire service industry updates include Blackline Safety helping out at the Winter Olympics, NVFC's MSA Globe Giveaway and Scott Paks receive certifications.
Feb. 27, 2026
Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Los Angeles firefighter Scott Pike said 'I didn't even want to use my gloved hand because it was hot, so I just kicked it with my boot to kind of expose it,' in his testimony last week. 'There was like red hot like coals that was still smoldering, and I even heard crackling.'
Feb. 27, 2026
Paul Moseley/Star-Telegram/TNS
Grapevine city officials propose replacing Engine 1 with a specialized squad and adding a fourth ambulance to meet growing demands, citing studies and successful models from other cities, while the firefighter's union warns of reduced emergency response capacity.
Feb. 27, 2026
Nate Arnold
firefighting construction site fire Amherst Massachusetts Fire Department
Feb. 27, 2026
Coxreels
Coxreels Features Line of Diesel Exhaust Fluid Hose Reels
Feb. 25, 2026
Car crashes in downtown LA vendors
Feb. 25, 2026
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Feb. 23, 2026
Oakland CA/website
Homeless Man Hit by Oakland Fire Rig
Feb. 23, 2026
Nester Video Production
Firefighter, Others Injured in Three-Alarm Blaze in Easton, PA
Feb. 21, 2026

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