Rural Fire Command

Over 1,000 evacuated as FFs contain Arizona brush fire

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The Diamond fire in Scottsdale grew quickly and threatened approximately 100 homes

N.C. trailer fire kills 5, including 2 children

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Investigators are looking for the cause of the Broadway fire that killed 3 adults, 2 young boys

Effective ways to recruit the next generation of first responders

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Attracting Gen Z to your department requires new ways of thinking

Watch: Fire rips into houseboats on popular Ariz. lake

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Firefighter Robert Wilkes, owner of Skylite Houseboat Management, started removing boats from the Lake Powell dock to create a fire break

Maine town tries again to hire fire chief after losing several leaders since 2021

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Livermore Falls needs to invest in equipment to help rebuild the department, according to a veteran chief's review

Miss. firefighters rescue farmer buried under 10+ feet of soybeans in grain bin

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“He told me that if it had been five more minutes, he doesn’t think he would have made it,” said Sumrall Volunteer Fire Chief Virginia Hayes

Maximize your membership: Rural FDs must get creative to meet community needs

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Limited staffing calls for being efficient in planning, training and member skills

Fireground organization and command: The evolution of approaches

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The origin of our current command system began 50 years ago and was further developed through the work of Chief Alan Brunacini

2 Neb. firefighters injured, one seriously, in wind-driven grass fires

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The Lincoln-Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency ordered evacuations because of two blazes

'Terrible': Retiring Ga. chief describes low staffing, mandatory double shifts

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Glynn County needs at least 37 firefighters and EMS providers per shift, said Chief R.K. Jordan. "With 31 people per shift right now, that's six overtime shifts a day"

Photos: 19-year-old rescues pilot after helicopter crashes on his tractor in Wash. orchard

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Orondo firefighters arrived to find the helicopter had flown into high-voltage power lines before hitting the tractor and catching fire

Photos: Ala. FD loses fire truck in blaze

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Mayor Mike Parker said that the wind shifted toward one of two Town Creek trucks in use at a wheat field fire; two firefighters escaped harm

Minn. volunteer firefighter dies on storm watch duty

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Blomkest Firefighter Ryan Leif Erickson was in his vehicle when winds knocked a grain bin onto it

Ariz. fire districts raise alarm on money woes

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Bryan Jeffries, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona, said districts have staffing issues but lack city departments' robust sales tax revenue and generous aid packages