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A 1925 Ahrens Fox piston pumper led a vintage fire apparatus parade in Shenandoah, celebrating its 100th birthday and permanent home at the Schuylkill Historical Fire Society museum

"When It All Burns" recounts a rookie firefighter’s harrowing season with California’s Los Padres Hot Shot Crew., weaving personal experience with a searing examination of wildfire

President Trump has ordered the consolidation of federal wildfire response into a new agency under the Interior Department, moving thousands from the Forest Service despite expert warnings of higher costs and increased fire risks

Funding gaps, rising costs and blocked attempts to exit urban renewal districts have left Ada County first responders struggling to meet response-time goals

Mourners gathered to remember 20-year-old Hickory Firefighter Jake Bridges who died after a medical emergency following a house fire

Jeremy Greenberg, head of FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center, is resigning amid renewed criticism from President Trump, raising concerns about the agency’s disaster readiness as the 2025 hurricane season gets underway.

Torrential rains in San Antonio triggered flash floods that swept away cars firefighters carried out dozens of dramatic rescues across the city

Joliet Battalion Chief Dan Berta and a Joliet police officer sprang into action to rescue a family trapped on a third-floor balcony during a fire

The plan includes expanding timber harvesting, integrating federal firefighting forces and boosting local emergency authority

Facing growing wildfire risks, the U.S. Forest Service is calling on up to 1,400 former employees, who left under Trump-era cuts but remain eligible, to return temporarily due to their firefighting certifications

A four-alarm fire that tore through a long-neglected West Philly apartment building was intentionally set, fire officials say

More than 460 former CDC employees are being brought back after layoffs that gutted public health programs, including those tackling infectious disease, air quality and workplace safety

"Charge Into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home" aims to educate the public on safe storage and use of rechargeable batteries during Fire Prevention Week

The foundation received a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid and a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for the 13th consecutive year

Pierce Manufacturing and Green Bay Metro FD open registration for the Sept. 20 Lambeau Field stair climb. Participants honor 343 fallen FDNY firefighters while raising funds for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

At SLEEP 2025, Dr. Nicole Bowles said Portland firefighters feel more balanced on the 1323 shift, despite less sleep and slightly worse performance

President Donald Trump said the federal government will begin shifting disaster funding and responsibilities to state governors after this hurricane season

Led by Chief Brian Moya, the department’s streamlined lateral hiring process is bringing in trained firefighters and helping reduce staffing gaps while also setting records for female firefighter recruitment

Firefighters responded to a deep sub-basement fire nearly 200 feet below street level  at Grand Central Madison in Manhattan, where crews battled heavy smoke and flames with zero visibility

Four Oakland councilmembers went through the proposed budget and found funding that keeps the city from having to "brown out" firehouses on a rotating schedule and laying off city workers