Every day, the venerable Merriam-Webster lexicon source posts a different word and its meaning on its website as the “word of the day.” Comparably, men and women report to fire stations all across the ...

A successful, regional program to attract and train teenagers in firefighting and emergency medical services is returning for ...

GREENVILLE – When it comes to aircraft firefighting and rescue operations, the stakes are enormous. That's why it's so vital to provide instructional programs to promote and ensure safety. One of the ...

Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday announced the first phase of a large-scale plan to expand physical firefighting training for Hoosiers. “Indiana will always support its public safety personnel, who ...

Climate change is putting a growing number of people at risk of wildfire in the Great Plains and the Western U.S. The number of firefighters and fire management professionals has not kept up with that ...

Iain Foster-Todd's voice is barely audible over the asthmatic wheezing of his breathing apparatus as he barks out safety instructions. He motions for me to kneel down low by the exit door of a ...

Daniel Chambers’ classes at Banning High School in Los Angeles include hoisting a heavy water hose around his shoulders and running around the track, lifting a 20-foot ladder to climb up the sides of ...

Kahului Airport firefighters face a towering wall of flames from an aviation fuel fire during an exercise held at the airport’s training facility in 2012. State health and transportation officials are ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — Recruiting, retaining, and training young firefighters has been a challenge for fire departments nationwide. To increase the number of trained firefighters, the Scott Fire Department ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California National Guard members participated in annual wildland firefighting training alongside the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection near Ione April 23. The ...