Frigid temperatures hovering the high teens, didn’t stop 12 firefighters from seven fire department from taking a plunge into ...
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 ...
In May 2023, the Bentonville, AR, Fire Department (BFD) had a ribbon cutting for its new training facility. It provides training that members weren’t able to get unless they went elsewhere, which ...
Volunteer firefighters learn how to protect property during calls by pulling a tarp over a plastic table and chairs during a training session last year at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg. At 83, ...
Thirty-five years ago, a homeowner had around 17 minutes to escape from a house fire. Now, with modern lightweight construction, that number has shortened to around 3-4 minutes (Rossen & Davis, 2017).
Two students from Jersey Community High School’s construction class have built a specialized training prop for the QEM Fire ...
It’s all part of a free 3-day class, which includes donated equipment, all thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation, a non-profit ...
In a project more than two decades in the making, Harper College in Palatine finally has broken ground on a building that will be a hub for training firefighters young and old in the Northwest suburbs ...
The Chief Bob Adrian Regional Fire Training Center is used by both volunteer fire departments and the Tahlequah Fire Department, and a wish list is building for its expansion. Special Projects Manager ...