Year in Review
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Sacramento Fire Captain Keith Wade, once a TikTok skeptic, is now on a mission to show fire service leaders how the app’s reach could be the answer to staffing woes
From flaming spiders to a girl stuck in a tailpipe, this year first responders dealt with several incidents you just can’t make up
Huntington Fire Chief Jan Rader, a TIME-recognized pioneer in fighting the opioid epidemic, talks results, first responder mental health
As the sole provider of emergency services for Walt Disney World properties in Orlando, Fla., Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters have one of the most unique missions in the country
Congresswoman Norma Torres, who previously worked as a 911 operator, wants to upgrade the status of 911 operators from clerical workers to first responders
New technology, equipment and systems – from fire suppression, to the cloud, to drones – are impacting fire service delivery capabilities
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New technology allows fire departments to get more operational capability out of less fire apparatus, keeping up with a changing scope and decreased staffing
Dallas Fire-Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic William An was shot in his arm and leg while helping a victim who was lying in the middle of an East Dallas street
Trust us, the biggest head-scratcher stories of the year will have you saying “what did I just read?” all day long
Lt. John Piper, who is on his third austral summer season working at McMurdo Station, explains a typical day working as a firefighter in Antarctica
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This past year was filled with stories of tragedy and heroics — and some really unusual stuff; this is the best of that stuff
Anecdotal evidence suggests we may have finally hit bottom and begun our ascent in one critical life-safety area
Our collective ambivalence toward the future hamstrings us from better protecting the public and grooming our next leaders, and that has to change
Serving the community is the core of any firefighter’s career; here’s a handful of examples of firefighters going above and beyond the call of duty
Asked to reflect on the most profound issue or events to impact the fire service going forward, here’s what four leading experts said
Lt. Jason Adams was shot and killed on a medical call; Adams worked at the same department as his fiancée
Here’s a look at the game-changing products that rolled out in 2016 and an eye toward those hoped for in the coming year
This year, firefighters partook in a hot wing-eating contest, searched for Civil War-era shipwrecks and saved birds from trees
These are the videos that entertained firefighters and the general public this year
Firefighting requires bravery, courage, and discipline, but judging from these videos, it also requires a fun sense of humor
There seems to be no territory firefighters won’t tread to make the save
Check out the top close-call clips of the year
Chief Darren Ware was returning from a line-of-duty-death funeral when he noticed smoke on the road
Here’s a look at the state of firefighter brotherhood and how that will play into emerging industry trends
Katlyn Mitchell was pregnant with firefighter Jeff Buck’s son when he was fatally injured during a porch collapse in a house fire; he never got to hear the news that he was having a son
The funny, absurd and plain unfathomable are ordinary days in the fire service; here’s a look at some of the better doozies
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Of the new products introduced this year, these nine have to potential to greatly improve firefighting
Brody Channell was returning from honoring his father who died in the line of duty when he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer performing CPR on an unresponsive infant
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