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Dearborn Heights officials say the milestone could reduce overtime and ease strain on firefighters, though medical leaves and aging equipment still pose challenges

Keith Norfleet says he was wrongfully terminated before his acquittal on sexual assault charges and treated more harshly than white New Haven firefighters with similar arrests

A new scholarship program will help Cuyahoga County students pursue police, fire and EMS training as agencies struggle with recruitment and retention

Authorities say a man angry over losing his job randomly set a Queens building ablaze, killing four people — including a 3-year-old

Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal is urging state officials to search for long-sought documents, as survivors and first responders continue to seek answers about what government agencies knew

Matheis spent 30 years with the Newport Beach (California) Fire Department, retiring as a division chief in 2011

Survey responses reveal divide on industry culture, hiring standards and the future of operations

An internal report into a 2023 blaze that killed two firefighters found equipment failures, extreme heat and a lack of modern tactics

In Terre Haute, where call volume is rising and about 20% are non-urgent, the Crosswalk to Care program connects low-acuity callers to nurse-guided care, easing strain on EMS

Experts warn that the agency’s plan to close most of its research facilities could disrupt critical wildfire and climate data, undermine firefighting efforts and deepen a broader erosion of federal science capacity

Chelmsford firefighter Nick Spinale suffered life-threatening injuries in a 40-foot training fall but is showing early signs of improvement

Authorities say a warehouse worker recorded video of himself setting paper products ablaze at a Kimberly-Clark distribution center in Ontario

The Grapevine City Council approved a $325,000 first-responder squad truck and the closing of Engine 1, saying the shift matches rising EMS demand

A roof failure triggered a progressive collapse across all seven levels of a parking garage under construction, officials said, as crews work to safely search the unstable structure

The International Association of Fire Chiefs is rolling out a campaign aimed at Gen Z and younger millennials as departments nationwide struggle to maintain volunteer staffing

Fire service groups stress the importance of preserving access to the nation’s sacred memorial site as a partial government shutdown threatens to disrupt ceremonies honoring 204 fallen firefighters

The Grapevine City Council is set to consider buying a squad vehicle for the fire department, a move city leaders say fits rising EMS demand but firefighters argue could weaken fire response

Trident Seafoods claims Tacoma firefighters mishandled a 2023 vessel fire, allowing it to spread and destroy a $185 million ship

In a first for the University of Washington’s alternative spring break program, students shadowed Longview Fire Department EMTs and 911 dispatchers to explore pre-hospital emergency care

A Massachusetts Firefighting Academy staff member suffered serious injuries after falling from the burn building at the agency’s Stow campus while preparing for recruit training