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
Coeur d’Alene Engineer Dave Tysdal, the sole survivor of the ambush on Canfield Mountain, remains in the ICU but is off a ventilator and able to speak
Locust Grove PD broke into a burning home, encountering a knife-wielding man before discovering a woman with fatal burns and freeing two adults and a child locked in a bedroom
Lodi’s Pierce tiller will help firefighters tackle emergencies on narrow city streets and tall structures
The appeals court agreed Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue faced undue hardship if it excused the unvaccinated crew members, citing safety, staffing and operational risks during the pandemic
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In the Newbern’s first election in six decades, Firefighter Patrick Braxton won 66–26 to end the legal fight that once locked him out of city hall
A LAFD ambulance was involved in the first crash while transporting a patient
A Fort Worth firefighter sustained multiple injuries and was flown to Parkland Health in Dallas
Durham firefighters pulled a victim and two dogs from a burning home, giving one dog oxygen in a video that’s garnered 1,000+ reactions
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The incident has reignited debate over department directives and personal beliefs
Amid the grief and devastation of survivors, many are sharing the courageous efforts of first responders, fellow residents, family members and even camp counselors who put their lives on the line to save others
Chicago’s new fireground SOP is a reminder for departments to review command roles, operational readiness and compliance before a critical incident forces change
Severe flash flooding across western Maryland prompts rescues from cars, houses, schools and businesses
The heartbreaking death of a Kansas City FF/paramedic reminds us that every shift carries unseen dangers
The Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program and the WTC Health Program are also casualties in this latest government program reduction in force
PRODUCT NEWS
A FirstWatch alert warns of attacks on communications and public-safety critical infrastructures in the next week to 10 days
A team of four Contra Costa County FPD firefighters entered a maze of storm drains to extricate a man from a 16-inch pipe
On Sept. 7, 2020, 14 firefighters were injured in an attempt to protect the Nacimiento Fire Station
The fire department is the first in the U.S. to buy Boston Dynamics’ Spot
Members of the Springdale Fire Department were in Wisconsin for a meeting about a fire truck
Current state law only lets EMS and law enforcement agencies make such reimbursement requests
Renovo Fire Department Chief Jimmy Ray Risley has been arrested
Firefighters have continued to improve containment lines on the Chipola Complex fire
Kevin and Kim McQuade died of burns suffered in the Waukesha fire, and others were injured
The rain was a break from five days of dry, windy conditions that had fueled three wildfires in and around Bay County