El Paso fire academy trainees participate in intensive, hands-on training with fire hoses. Photo courtesy El Paso (TX) Fire Department. The next time you’re invited to participate at a career day, ask ...

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 ...

In the fire service, we often mistake offers of help for kindness, but what we really need is for individuals to act. “Let me know if you need anything.” We have all heard it. It is a phrase often ...

The fire service doesn’t need more heroes. It needs more martyrs—those who die to ego, comfort, and self-interest long before their final alarm. If you signed up for glory, you misunderstood the ...

Photo courtesy Indianapolis (IN) Fire PIO. Many individuals work long hours—far beyond the standard 40-hour week. Starting with tax year 2025, a tax provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) ...

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 ...

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?

Still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. This is part one of a four-part series of some random musings as I trace the odd parallels and tangents of my dual vocations: community college ...

Sleep is one of the most powerful recovery tools available to first responders, and it is also one of the most neglected. Firefighters, EMS personnel, and dispatchers are expected to perform under ...

Lifetime Achievement Award, Chief James P. Seavey Sr. Health and Wellness Leadership Award, Junior Firefighter of the Year Award, and Junior Firefighter Program of the Year Award. Recognize the ...

If we look back across the history of the fire service, from its earliest days to now, one truth remains: We still run toward the danger while others run away. Whether it’s fire, medical emergencies, ...

Across the country, the volunteer fire service is experiencing a slow but deeply troubling decline—one marked not only by dwindling membership but also by internal dysfunction, low morale, and toxic ...