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
The festival, hosted by Fire Safe Marin, brought together all local fire agencies, nonprofits and vendors for live-burn demos and practical home-hardening tips
Fresh off reinstatement, Fire Chief Jamie Jent proposed adding four full-time firefighters to improve response times and keep pace with a 56% rise in calls
Army Rifleman James R. Bennett, wounded in France and Germany during World War II, later served Oak Lawn as a volunteer firefighter and part-time police officer
University of Minnesota researchers flew autonomous, student-built drones to sample and analyze smoke plumes to help firefighters predict spread, improve tactics and manage prescribed burns
A push to return EMS back to its own agency is gaining momentum amid response times, pay parity demands and warnings from FDNY leadership that a breakup could add cost and complexity
Just three months in, Wagener’s chief and assistant chief quit after citing a plunge in tax revenue, unsafe equipment and no-shows from town leaders
Deliberations begin in a wrongful death case alleging Rock Falls chiefs showed willful, wanton disregard in the 2021 fire that killed Sterling Lt. Garrett Ramos
FDNY members honored Firefighter Patrick Brady with a dignified transfer after his death from cardiac arrest at a Brooklyn fire
The Pack Fire near California’s Nevada border has damaged at least 15 structures, closed part of Highway 395
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
Fire departments should pay attention to new driver-behavior data as it may alter response levels
In order for fire service leaders to see the future, they have to clearly see the present
There are concrete steps fire officers can take to prevent, recognize and respond to firefighter mental health problems
Relationship building, understanding motives and creative thinking are some of the keys to victory
To all the firefighters across the country who stood up to the racial hatred in North Tonawanda, I’m proud to have you as brothers and sisters
Donald Trump’s petulant, baseless attacks on fire service leaders is reason to learn PR jujutsu
PRODUCT NEWS
When you absolutely need to write something down make sure you have a weatherproof Rite in the Rain notebook
Many of Gerber’s most popular knives and multi-tools for on- or off-duty everyday carry are on sale
To prepare for the 2024 hurricane and wildfire seasons, the Un-carrier has ramped up its disaster preparedness efforts with more network hardening, new response vehicles, additional deployed 2.5GHz spectrum and a new community support program
The NOPEC Foundation awarded a $39,500 grant to the Ashtabula County Water Rescue Team
BRINC unveils the Responder drone and Responder Station, a new drone platform and docking station, to enable city-wide drone as first responder deployments.
This year’s exercise simulated what it would take to help ensure mission-critical communication capabilities during a large-scale event with over 100,000 attendees, as well as during a cyber attack and a terrorist attack
Innovative technology removes up to 98% of contaminants from turnout gear
June event in Ontario will honor and recognize the invaluable contributions of firefighters
Carter and the Hamden Fire Department received gifts and equipment from Ready Rack and Seek Thermal
Firefighters in Waterford were initially dispatched for a person injured in a fall