Report to training at 0900. It’s a training day. You look at the topic and can tell it was just thrown together at the last minute or just busywork to check a box for that day. How excited are you for ...

Firefighters undertake hands-on training at FDIC International. Photo by Tim Olk (olkee.smugmug.com). At some point during your tenure on the job, you’re going to look at some part of your body and ...

A Fidelity Bank donation is helping Wichita-based nonprofit Beyond The Call scale up production of a firefighter-focused detox soap, according to the Wichita Business Journal. Founded in 2022 by five ...

A Missouri firefighter, 27, died in the line of duty Friday after an apparatus crash. Butler County Fire District Shift Commander Jackson Warren was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash that ...

Retired Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Master Technician Raul Perla died Thursday due to occupational cancer. Perla served nearly 28 years with the department after being hired as a ...

Chris Muscle, a firefighter and former Marine, opens up to Dan Degryse about the collision of PTSD and alcohol use within the culture that taught him to push through everything on this episode of ...

She clutched the edge of the locker room sink, bracing herself. Her head had never felt so heavy. A rush of blame, guilt, and shame overwhelmed her as her mind spiraled. Why is this happening to me?

The transition from firefighter to fire officer is both an honor and a trial by fire. One day, you’re riding backwards with your crew, and the next, you’re the one making decisions that can affect ...

Nearly 30 firefighter positions at the South Tucson Fire Department will be eliminated at the end of January as Rural Metro Fire prepares to take over operations, according to KOLD. Although a ...

There’s a persistent idea in the fire service that some things can’t be taught. That leadership somehow springs full formed from years riding in the rig and learning on the job. This notion is ...

A new scientific study is raising concerns for firefighters about what’s in their turnout gear, especially newer gear marketed as “PFAS-free.” Researchers analyzing 12 sets of used turnout gear from ...

The first 100 days that company officers spend with a crew are critical to their both their success and to the team’s future development. Previously we considered the concept of the first 100 days ...