The hands-on training gave recruits the opportunity to practice critical firefighting skills in a controlled environment ...

Maintaining written operational procedures establishes the specifics of the procedures in written form as they were developed and intended to be followed. Without the written word, even if the ...

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 ...

Mackenzie Rider-Work of the Medina Fire Department was among 25 graduates of the state’s Recruit Firefighter Training program at the Office of Fire Prevention and Control’s Academy of Fire Science in ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — The city of Avondale has officially opened its new $5.4 million Fire Training Center, which project city leaders say will bolster public safety throughout the West Valley. Avondale Mayor ...

After 15 weeks of meticulous training, firefighters from 14 departments across New York State have now graduated from the ...