KSHB Kansas City

Safer streets, smarter drivers: KCFD elevates firefighter training to meet national standards

KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, Missouri, including neighborhoods in the southern part of the city. Share your story idea with Megan. The Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department has ...
Firehouse

The Fire Scene: Forget Safety, Embrace Firefighter Training

Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...
Los Angeles Times

Cal Fire opens new firefighter training center as feds remain understaffed

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will welcome 40 students Monday to its brand new firefighter training facility in Merced County as part of a multiyear push to bolster its ...
Firefighter Nation

Fire Up Your Future: High School Firefighter Training and Recruitment

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 ...
WAPT

Ridgeland Fire Department launching program to train military veterans

The Ridgeland Fire Department is creating a new apprenticeship program for military veterans.With the support of the Board of Aldermen and in partnership with the School of EMS and COMPASS, the city ...