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Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Burnover. What Every Crew Needs to Understand About Shelter Deployment

Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Burnov...

Three Rifle Helitack firefighters died on June 27 when a wind-driven wildfire trapped their five-person crew in a remote canyon along the Colorado-Utah border. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney...

Wildland Firefighters Killed in Colorado Burnov...

Three Rifle Helitack firefighters died on June 27 when a wind-driven wildfire trapped their five-person crew in a remote canyon along the Colorado-Utah border. Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney...

What a Six Day Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Teaches Firefighters About Rooftop Solar Risk

What a Six Day Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Tea...

A 500,000 square foot warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles burned for six straight days. Crews fought it around the clock, and by the time it was...

What a Six Day Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Tea...

A 500,000 square foot warehouse in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles burned for six straight days. Crews fought it around the clock, and by the time it was...

8 Things First Responders Should Know About Fentanyl Exposure on Scene

8 Things First Responders Should Know About Fen...

Fentanyl calls are now part of the job for almost every fire department, EMS crew, and law enforcement agency in the country. Whether you are responding to an overdose in...

8 Things First Responders Should Know About Fen...

Fentanyl calls are now part of the job for almost every fire department, EMS crew, and law enforcement agency in the country. Whether you are responding to an overdose in...

The Longview Disaster Is a Hazmat Wake-Up Call for Industrial Response Departments

The Longview Disaster Is a Hazmat Wake-Up Call ...

When firefighters in Longview, Washington arrived at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility on the morning of May 26, 2026, the initial report described an implosion or explosion with multiple burned...

The Longview Disaster Is a Hazmat Wake-Up Call ...

When firefighters in Longview, Washington arrived at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility on the morning of May 26, 2026, the initial report described an implosion or explosion with multiple burned...

The American Fire Service Is Running Out of Volunteers. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The American Fire Service Is Running Out of Vol...

The numbers alone should be enough to get attention. Volunteer firefighter ranks across the United States have dropped by roughly 200,000 over the past two decades. Over that same period,...

The American Fire Service Is Running Out of Vol...

The numbers alone should be enough to get attention. Volunteer firefighter ranks across the United States have dropped by roughly 200,000 over the past two decades. Over that same period,...

When Ice Claims One of Our Own: The Camden Tragedy and What It Means for Marine Operations

When Ice Claims One of Our Own: The Camden Trag...

The fire service lost one of its own Thursday morning in a way that catches most of us off guard. A Camden Fire Department firefighter fell through ice on the...

When Ice Claims One of Our Own: The Camden Trag...

The fire service lost one of its own Thursday morning in a way that catches most of us off guard. A Camden Fire Department firefighter fell through ice on the...