The new Decatur City Council promoted Nathan Springer to fire chief Monday night without going through the search and interview process usually reserved for department directors. The council voted 4-1 ...

Victoria Porter spent two days last year fighting a small forest fire that sprang up from a hunter’s campsite in the Montana wilderness. Porter, 28, helped dig a fire break to prevent the blaze from ...

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

The Irmo Yellow Jackets were sent off in style Friday as the team looks to bring home a state championship. The halls of the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion are decked for the holidays, and soon, ...

Fire service leadership demands operational proficiency and an unwavering commitment to ethical principles. The service’s complex and dynamic environment requires leaders who can navigate challenging ...

Los Angeles County (CA) fire recruits undertake night fire training. Photo: Doug Morrison In an era of rapid societal and technological change, the fire service, like many other industries, faces ...

Winnipeggers are paying some of the highest property tax increases in recent history. You see it on your bill, you feel it in your mortgage payments, and you have been told it is necessary to keep the ...

Lean structures and close community connections make small fire departments ideal testing grounds for adaptable, cost-effective strategies that can be scaled up by larger agencies. Contrary to the ...