Across the nation, fire departments are facing a growing challenge: finding and preparing for the next generation of firefighters. With seasoned professionals retiring and fewer young people ...

This series has focused on training load and related concepts and their implications for firefighter fitness. Firefighting requires exceptional physical and mental endurance. Now let’s take a quick ...

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Over 40 volunteer firefighters from Butte and the surrounding area recently completed Basic Firefighter 1 training at the Silver Bow Fire Training Center. The firefighters completed a 12-week, 80-hour ...

SANFORD, Maine — Snow, pouring rain, mud— every Saturday brought another round of brutal training conditions. But for the Firefighter I and II students of the York County Chiefs Association, there ...

If you want to become a firefighter for the city of Vacaville, it's never been easier. The Vacaville Fire Department (VFD) no longer mandates a major requirement to join their firefighting crew: the ...

When the alarm sounds at the Coralville Fire Department, it’s not always a career firefighter who responds. More often than not, it’s one of the department’s volunteer firefighters, a crew of over 30 ...