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
Tazewell County leaders, with backing from local fire chiefs, are proposing a part-time, paid department to strengthen mutual aid, improve training and modernize fire protection
Trotwood officials voted down a proposal that excluded funding for grant-funded firefighters, reopening talks on long-term staffing solutions
A natural gas-fed roof fire sent thick black smoke over downtown Raleigh but was extinguished in about 30 minutes
FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker says concerns over antisemitic rhetoric and protest responses led him to resign
A falling interstate sign crushed a vehicle on I-77 South, seriously injuring two people and forcing a seven-hour shutdown
Four Houston firefighters and a truck driver were hospitalized after an 18-wheeler struck a fire engine blocking an earlier wreck
Three Marion County firefighters and one paramedic face felony charges after allegedly stripping, beating and waterboarding a 19-year-old co-worker at Fire Station 21 in Ocala
Retired FDNY Deputy Chief James Riches is remembered as a tireless advocate for survivors and one of the voices of the 9/11 community
Norwalk firefighters faced heavy fire and severe conditions in a Golden Hill Street blaze
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Moore and Rob Lawrence break down employer mandates and exemptions for mask wearing and vaccination
Investing, in your mind, health or a hobby, can compound the benefit of a bonus on you, your family and others
4 reasons the ketamine-focused case should serve as a wakeup call to first responders
Have you recently reviewed lifting techniques, stretcher operations and teamwork to avoid a patient drop?
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
Video of Pennsylvania house fire shows how fast a modern residential structure begins to deteriorate
PRODUCT NEWS
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Madison’s new Engine 8 was first on the scene of an apartment fire
The City of Madison solidifies its leadership in environmental sustainability and fire service innovation by receiving the first Pierce Volterra Electric Pumper production unit ordered, which is now in service
A Texas A&M grant, donations and a trade-in helped Rockdale firefighters with their latest apparatus purchase
13 departments will each receive four new sets of turnouts and four helmets
Active911 has teamed up with PRYME to enhance emergency communications for first responders enabling seamless communication between radios and cellphones during critical situations
Bureau of Fire Investigation for largest fire department in the US will leverage NICE technology to investigate and bring cases involving suspicious fires to resolution faster
A Firehouse Subs grant helped Pittsfield Township firefighters replace one old camera and place new ones on every truck in the fleet
Growing county deploys state-of-the-art dispatch, records and jail management solutions.
Redmond’s new electric fire engine, originally priced at $2.4 million, will cost the city just $264,600, thanks to funding from grants and donations