Finishing touches will be added to new state‑of‑the‑art training facility to give firefighters realistic, hands‑on training ...

I was 32 years old when I became a career firefighter. My only regret about going into the fire service is that I did not start it sooner in my life. I love being a firefighter, and want to share my ...

Throughout the academy, recruits are learning the basics of ‘why’ and ‘how’ we do our job as firefighters. Too often the phrases, “This isn’t how we do it on the street” or “We’re teaching you the ...

McKenna Roberts, left, a 17-year-old senior at Mountain View High School, learns how to uncap a fire hydrant with the help of Orem Fire Department Engineer Ryan Orr, during a training on hydrant ...

Three new firefighters joined the Haverhill Fire Department after graduating last week from the Massachusetts Firefighting ...

The Marion City Fire Department has acquired a new $1.76 million ladder truck, Ladder 25, replacing the 21-year-old Ladder 24. Ladder 25 boasts a 100-foot ladder, reaching the top of all buildings in ...

After climbing up the 100-foot firefighting ladder at the Bellevue fire training facility, a teenage girl reached for the top rung and yelled, "I'm a winner!" This young woman is one of 24 girls who ...

Spokane Valley firefighters climbed a ladder and rescued an adult and child from a burning apartment Thursday afternoon. At least, that was the training scenario a group of firefighters executed ...

HERE IN PARKING LOT A OF THE AMERICAN ROYAL KCFD PUMPER AND FIREFIGHTERS BACK HERE WORKING ON THEIR TRAINING. KCFD CALLS IT A MORE RIGOROUS AND CENTRALIZED TRAINING INSTEAD OF ON THE JOB TRAINING BY ...

In 1998, the U.S. Congress recognized the need to address the national problem of work-related firefighter deaths and serious injuries. It began to fund the National Institute for Occupational Safety ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Twenty-two firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program Friday, as announced by State Fire ...