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Bill boosts prison firefighter wages from about $1 to the federal minimum, while the sheriffs' association objects to costs and notes existing sentence credits

MagneGrip offers free grant assistance to help departments fund clean air protection

At a Sausalito ceremony with Chile’s ambassador Juan Gabriel Valdés and Mayor Joan Cox, the district presented a fire engine that will be shipped to Chile as part of the Sister Cities exchange

The grant for Flint funds sign-on and retention bonuses, performance incentives, and leadership and training programs to boost morale, readiness and public trust

A proposal would require four-person crews, though the department says coverage is adequate and meeting the standard could mean overtime

Massachusetts chiefs report 18–48-month waits and prices that have doubled since pre-pandemic, forcing stock or used buys and stretching budgets

Humphreys County churches held vigils for the 16 killed in the Accurate Energetic Systems blast as investigators search the site and conduct controlled detonations

Despite statewide retention woes and closures, New Milford now fields 50 active members and 10 recruits, crediting hands-on entry training, a welcoming culture and early call experience

The former Sheridan Park Fire Company treasurer admitted stealing nearly $450,000 to fuel a gambling habit

Susan “Suzie” Smith served more than 50 years as a nurse and was hailed for her impact on EMS care and education

A Saline City Council vote launches planning, legal review and public outreach to form a multi-jurisdiction fire authority targeting faster response, clearer governance and fairer cost sharing

A new after-action review says agencies were overwhelmed, the EOC was largely ineffective, alert tools went underused and outdated policies delayed orders, echoing Woolsey-era warnings as west Altadena burned during the Eaton fire.

Fire and heavy smoke at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort forced crews to hold back amid ongoing detonations

Kennet Engine 24’s officer found a nonverbal teen with autism in a second-floor bedroom while firefighters advanced a hoseline

LAFD Interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva said crews "cold-trailed" the 8-acre fire and didn’t use thermal cameras, a decision critics call “hard to justify”

A Fountain Inn couple’s nightly Halloween display keeps prompting 911 calls and fire department responses despite posted warnings.

After 30 years and five as chief, through historic unrest, major fires and diversity gains, Fire Chief Bryan TTyner will step down Dec. 31

Doyle Fire District thanked Cheektowaga officials and Rep. Tim Kennedy for a $240,000 grant that funded an EV fire-suppression system

After the new chief moved to oust three captains, 13 Jefferson firefighters resigned, taking 133 years of experience

Bismarck Rural Fire Department's new 9,000-sq-ft facility houses three apparatus with room to expand and features a kitchen, laundry, offices, gym and bunk rooms