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
Unable to hose 200-foot crowns, crews battling the Garnet Fire climb the trees to knock out smoldering debris after sprinklers and clearing spared the famed Sierra Nevada grove from damage
A $150K grant will help fund the replacement of two repurposed Auburn Fire Department command vehicles
After weeks of training, Rocky Mount firefighters will place two Pierce Enforcers in service
Carroll County officials say his operational suspension mirrors his Montgomery County status and reinstatement depends on the case outcome
Supervisors grilled fire and OEM leaders over late, confusing warnings during the Palisades and Eaton wildfires
Richmond Firefighter Jonathan Clarke alleges companies like 3M, Chemours and Honeywell knew turnout gear contained cancer-linked “forever chemicals” but hid the danger
Funding approved by the Central Texas Public Safety Commission will outfit all Austin Fire Department and Austin-Travis County EMScrews with upgraded body armor
With no landing doors between floors 4-8 and the car’s emergency brake locked, Ann Arbor firefighters lifted the employee 30 feet by rope
Several organizations, including FireRescue1, have been recognized for their efforts to boost enrollment in the registry
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Emergency responder effectiveness after this terrorist MCI will likely be judged – fairly or not – based on solving the crime, caring for the injured and quickly reuniting families
Do the right thing because it is right, but also do the right thing because your job, supported by the currency of public trust, depends on it
Testing plays an important role in the application and promotion process, but needs to evolve to remain valid and useful
Private companies spend untold sums to create strong cultures, yet never match that of the fire service; despite our culture’s strength, it cannot go unattended
The most crucial part is to ensure the rigs you have or are requesting are matched to the threats facing the community
The too-easily offended can become the enemy of correcting genuinely offensive behavior
PRODUCT NEWS
The new Watertown fire engine had been delayed due to supply chain issues and a workforce shortage related to the OVID-19 pandemic
Oakland firefighters had used the Jaws of Life during a call and then discovered it had been stolen
A groundbreaking breathing machine setting new global standards in NFPA life support equipment testing
The Woodbridge Fire District will use AFG funds to place a new heavy rescue in service
Download MagneGrip’s grant funding assistance guide to learn how to secure a grant to help protect your station
FlowMSP is a pre-incident planning software platform for the fire service with approximately 500 customers.
Grant County Fire District 7 will use AFG funds for news SCBA and a new pumper/tanker
StreetWise CADlink is designed to provide serious, enterprise-grade software for emergency response teams
Live in-person special topics workshops for first responders, family members, and first responder clinicians