The National Fire Academy (NFA) is inviting applications for its Advanced Science of Hazardous Materials/Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Response course. This 6-day intensive course is designed for ...

At its core, water on the fire means more than just applying water to flaming combustion. Although the fire service has benefited greatly from advances in technology on many levels, the essence of its ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Early in his career, firefighter and Purdue Global professor Jonathan Mead developed a training academy for his local fire department and surrounding departments to use. This ...

Lauren Mulinski ’25 and Alison Perry ’24, ‘26 M.S. turned a yearlong research project into an award-winning achievement recognized on an international stage. Their research on the detectability of ...

As wildfires will continue to challenge Nevada and the West for decades to come, educators and firefighting agencies are teaming up to make sure teens gain an understanding of the complex issues ...

WAHPETON, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A new program to bring people into the field of firefighting is going through the approval process within the North Dakota University System (NDUS). The North ...

Maybe you’re eating dinner with your forestry-tech crew or getting back from a prescribed burn when word reaches you about an untamed wildfire. You know to be ready — get the truck prepared, fuel up ...

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 ...

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (KTIV) - Sergeant Bluff Fire and Rescue is partnering with Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community Schools for its own Fire Science Academy program next semester for the first time. The ...

The Athens Prescribed Fire Science Lab is equipped with large fans that allow the team to simulate winds of up to 90 miles per hour, reproducing conditions of prescribed fire in the field. Prescribed ...

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters were on the front lines during the January wildfires. Their work was inspiring to a new group of young people who are being given a second ...