A Broward Sheriff’s Office firefighter/paramedic died after suffering a medical emergency while on duty early Sunday as he was wrapping up one shift and preparing to begin another.

The Nashville Fire Department reports that one of its firefighters has died following a medical emergency early Tuesday morning. Firefighter Wayne Barry Jr. was transported from the department’s ...

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 ...

In the fire department, we promote successful firefighters into leadership positions. Typically, we give our new officer the leadership responsibility of the office, but not the tools/training to ...

Flip through just about any firefighter calendar and you’ll see shredded abs, bulging pecs, and bodies that look more like fitness models than working firefighters. Now, I’m not knocking the guys and ...

A change to Arizona law is busting the budgets for rural fire departments that rely on volunteer firefighters, KVOA News 4 Tucson reports. Fire chiefs across the state say workers’ compensation ...

Photo courtesy Indianapolis (IN) Fire PIO. Reading smoke is a pivotal task for the officer in the front seat upon arrival. This information-gathering responsibility improves tactical decision making ...

Anyone who has spent any amount of time around the fire service or public safety has heard the terms “recruitment and retention.” These topics are so crucial to building a successful fire service that ...

The acronym SLICE-RS represented a revolutionary advancement in firefighting tactics, not only in its effectiveness but also in the process of leveraging a data-driven, scientific approach. The ...

When it comes to the selection and hiring of our next generation of firefighters, physical fitness should never be left to chance. The fireground doesn’t care how you look in uniform or what you bench ...

Five Minneapolis fire stations have installed saunas this year in the hopes that they can help reduce firefighter cancers. The saunas are used immediately after fire calls when firefighters are ...

Fire Departments across the country are continuously evaluating their staffing models for effective firefighting; Meridian, Idaho, is no exception. Justification for staffing levels will never go away ...