Recruit, Rookie and Probationary Firefighters
Probationary Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, graduated on Aug. 22 and was set to begin work at Engine Company 13
Haverhill city councilors unanimously approved increasing the civil service age cap to expand the hiring pool and address staffing shortages
Ally Galvin and Bill Kenyon join the Salisbury Fire Department with a passion for learning, service and community impact
Firefighter/EMT Tom Redden has seen the mistakes of younger firefighters and offers advice to avoid such pitfalls for new members
Curt Varone outlines conditions that prevent fire departments from firing at-will or probationary firefighters without cause
Major Smith III filed the lawsuit alleging that racial discrimination led to his termination from the department while he was a fire recruit in 2018
Sierra Adebisi filed a complaint with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission alleging she was discriminated against based on her race and gender
Woodland High School student volunteers relieved exhausted adult firefighters after almost six hours into battling the fire
Brooke DeLeon was the only woman in her 21-member recruit class
Four tips for making it through the early transition into your probationary period as a firefighter
Scott Orr interviews Stan Tarnowski about the do’s and don’ts for today’s firefighters
Will Potter, 27, had been a member of the Waterville Fire Department for six months and made a lasting impression with his fellow firefighters
Abdi Warsame, 28, and Mohamed Daoud, 24, will be the first Somali-American firefighters in St. Paul
Program seeks to represent the full diversity of the community while giving qualified applicants a good job opportunity
Several emergency volunteer agencies are operating with half of the volunteers ideally needed to fully respond to emergency situations in their coverage areas
Scott Orr interviews Mauro Porcelli about real-world tips for new firefighters
Of the 21 recruits ultimately selected for fire department training, six are related to current employees
Instructors tout the inaugural program as cost-effective, incorporative of department-specific techniques and convenient for recruits
A new law lowers the minimum age for fire applicants from 21 to 18
A pay parity measure is preventing 68 fully-trained firefighter cadets from being sworn in, after Houston city officials could not come to a budget agreement
Dig deeper with interview questions that reveal how a candidate will shape the fire service values and culture in years to come
Firefighters intervened after Greg Ferone’s father, a retired Vietnam War Army captain, could not attend his graduation
Justin Leon paid homage to his dad, Cleveland Police Department Officer Wayne Leon, who was shot and killed in 2000
Make a good impression and launch your firefighter career on the right foot with these tips for probationary firefighters
Wyatt Taylor is “getting back to normal life” after being critically injured in an ATV crash and spending seven weeks in the hospital
Recent academy graduate Dave Guzick and Steve Hayes, who recently finished probation, forced the apartment door open to rescue the victim
You will be anxious during a fire, maybe scared, but nothing is wrong with that
Dane Smothers Jr. will be discharged after spending almost three months in the hospital
Robert Pattison was fired after bringing watermelon to his new, predominantly black fire station
Officials said Robert Pattison brought the watermelon topped with a bow when he came to introduce himself to his new colleagues
Police said Capt. George Matis, Jr. and junior firefighter Parker Hess were inside a station office when Matis’s gun discharged
The firefighter’s written exam covers everything from a math skills review to a personality assessment
The captain was guiding the firefighter on how to cut a ventilation hole into the roof when it gave way
