Fire News
Need the most up-to-date news on fireground operations, incident command, recruiting, staffing, training, leadership and firefighter safety? Catch up on the latest news in the fire service world.
BREAKING NEWS
Emergency Services Sales and Use Tax grants will help departments upgrade equipment, improve training and modernize dispatch and wildfire detection tools across Boulder County
Birmingham City Council has approved a three-year, $170,000 agreement with Axon to lease cameras, with footage to be used for training and incident investigations
An experienced backpacker had to be rescued after sinking thigh-deep in cold, flowing sand during a trek in Arches National Park
An explosion inside a Southeast Portland fourplex triggered a 2-alarm fire that burned all four apartments
A top-floor blaze tore through a six-story building in Manhattan, collapsing the roof, sending debris onto the sidewalk, and injuring three residents and a firefighter
St. Paul Fire Department’s long-shuttered Station 3 has reopened after a $3 million overhaul
New York DEC is now accepting applications for Volunteer Fire Capacity grants, for mostly volunteer rural departments to buy wildland firefighting gear
Four people were injured when a pickup truck collided with a Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance transporting a patient
A Lansing firefighter/paramedic has filed a lawsuit alleging she was singled out over her undergarments
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Five Task Forces, including search dogs and their handlers, have been activated for Hurricane Ian and deployed in or around Florida
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
What to expect as task forces deploy to hurricane ravaged areas
Who among us, in a moment of fatigue and frustration, hasn’t imagined parking the ambulance somewhere the sun doesn’t shine
Firefighters must remain vigilant at explosion response scenes, particularly when the blast source has yet to be identified
The challenge now is how to show up every day, with the same energy, and resist the threats of indifference and complacency
PRODUCT NEWS
With a new state-funded drone, Salisbury firefighters are adding eyes in the sky to boost search-and-rescue missions, monitor brush fires, and assist with water rescues
A state grant helped the Marion Fire Department fund part of the $1.5M cost of two new fire engines
To maintain quick response times Rahway is replacing its aging pumper, ensuring continued service reliability as the current vehicle nears the end of its 15-year lifespan
Seven departments participated in the largest drone training exercise in San Joaquin County to sharpen emergency response skills and strengthen interagency coordination across
The Kaysville Fire Department is set to receive the final Pierce Quantum fire truck with a custom logo
A grant from the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management will cover half the cost of a new CAD system to help integrate mutual aid for The Village Fire Department
First Due launches a new LMS to streamline training, certification tracking and compliance, complete with real-time monitoring and industry-specific content
ESO’s analysis reports a 28% increase in wildland fire incidents and calls for improvements in decontamination efforts
The Dracut Fire Department received over $22,000 in grant funding to replace SCBA, part of a $3 million initiative to boost firefighter safety and emergency readiness
Introducing the Power F2 fastening system and Power X2 ambulance cot