Year in Review
Know the newest fire- and EMS-related laws
Highlighting the most eye-opening results from the annual state-of-the-industry survey
Remembering the service and sacrifice of those lost this year in service to their communities
Firefighter Andrew Puckett’s life turned upside down when his father ended his life in 1999; he now tries to live in the moment and help fellow firefighters with depression
Join us as we look back on the most read, commented and shared articles on FR1 over the past year
There seems to be no territory firefighters won’t tread to make the save; here’s some of the year’s top rescues
Firefighting requires bravery, courage, and discipline, but judging from these videos, it also requires a fun sense of humor
Check out the top close-call clips of the year
We hope you enjoy checking out some of the best videos from the last 12 months
It was another good year for the development of products that help make the job of firefighters safe, more effective and efficient
There were some incredibly innovative firefighting tools introduced this year and an equally incredible amount of work left to do on that front
Trying to predict the future of the fire service is inviting failure, unless you hold the knowledge and understanding of where we are today and how we got here
Two key pieces of legislation were made law by the efforts of firefighters; similar effort is needed in 2015 to protect our interests
From the easy to the slightly outrageous, albeit needed, here’s a look at what to expect in the coming year
Crazy animal stories, a zealous delivery driver and one very perplexing young tourist round out my top funniest stories from the year gone by
Whether it be granting a dying patient’s last wish or finding a couple’s wedding rings after their house burned down, no act of kindness goes unnoticed
Check out the top close-call clips of the year
There seems to be no territory firefighters won’t tread to make the save; here’s some of the year’s top rescues
We hope you enjoy checking out some of the best videos from the last 12 months
Firefighting requires bravery, courage, and discipline, but judging from these videos, it also requires a fun sense of humor
Join us as we look back on the most read, commented and shared articles on FR1 over the past year
The largest problem in the coming year is how departments deal with young firefighters
Of all the stories to come out of 2013, these seem to best explain the current state of the fire service
There were no shortage of funny things happening on fire and EMS calls this year; here are the best three and two really close runners up
Addressing these five broad issues should be a high priority for the volunteer fire service in the coming year
Here’s a list of the most outstanding innovations to hit the fire service this year and a short list of those I hope to see next year
That a California prosecutor considered criminal charges against the S.F. firefighter who ran over and killed a plane-crash passenger has meaning for us all
Join us as we look back on the most read, commented and shared articles on FR1 over the past year
By July we had the same number of line of duty deaths as we had for all of 2012
Take a look back with us on some of the most memorable, commented on and shared FR1 articles over the last year
Next year will present many of the same challenges as 2012, but there’s reason for optimism