Virtual reality (VR) has arrived in the fire service as a transformative tool for enhancing training effectiveness and realism. Immersing students in a virtual environment that’s a familiar setting, ...

To stay relevant, firefighters must see themselves as career-long students. Learning should not stop at graduation from the recruit academy; instead, graduation marks the beginning of a firefighter’s ...

Firefighter Lanie Osborne made the commute from Grand Junction to Boulder County to spend Saturday honing skills and creating connections with other women in the industry. Despite the four-hour trip – ...

Mentorship has always been a cornerstone of professional development in many fields, but in the fire service, it takes on an even more vital role. The fire service operates in high-stakes environments ...

If fire department leaders define why work matters and how hands-on skills save lives, they can inspire Millennial and Gen Z firefighters to push themselves beyond their comfort zone of on-screen ...

To further expand the scope of firefighter knowledge for local youth looking to pursue a career in the fire service, the Fairfield Fire Department hosted day one of the first-ever Joint Fire Explorer ...

Braden Jordison nervously climbed a ladder before sliding through a window to practice rescuing someone from a house fire. The Ramona High School sophomore and several other students — equipped with ...

Instead of celebrating his 16th birthday with his peers, Asher Johnson, a sophomore at Hinsdale, N.H., Middle High School, ...

To attract more women into the fire service, the city of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s fourth annual Women’s Fire Prep Academy is in full swing. Twelve women and 12 men are learning a variety of ...

The training facility at MOTSU is uniquely constructed to allow for progressive training, beginning with basic structural techniques and moving to advanced Marine Shipboard Firefighting. This ...

OSWEGO – The City of Oswego is proud to announce the 2026 Port City Fire Conference, a regional fire service training event taking place at Hewitt Hall – SUNY Oswego on Saturday, March ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Albany County is launching a Fire Service Academy Pilot Program. Officials said trainees will learn the basics of firefighting, gain valuable emergency readiness skills, ...