Many firefighters today rush to the scene whether it be in a personal vehicle as a volunteer or a paid firefighter.  We must think safe as soon as the tones drop.  The Houston Fire Department has implemented some safety rules following the death of two firefighters.  Captain James Harlow, 50, and Probationary Firefighter Damien Hobbs, [...]

At approximately 1530, on January 15, 2010, tanker 5120 was responding to a structure fire when the driver lost control of the apparatus in a curve on Highways 130 and 83.  Two occupants were pinned in and later airlifted from the scene to a trauma center.  Specific injuries are unknown at this time.

The structure fire [...]

Firefighters in Texas not only fight fire, but also keep the public and their property safe. Everyday, Texas firefighters, both men and women risk their lives to keep others safe. Texas requires that paid firefighters meed qualifications before getting hired on a fire department.  The Texas volunteers are not required to meet these standards. However, [...]

At approximately 17:30 hours on Wednesday, November 18th, the Laurinburg Fire Department was dispatched for a brush fire with structures endangered on highway 401 in Scotland County. While engine 11 was en route, Engineer Chad Donaldson could see a plume  of black smoke and immediately called back to central for more support. Calls to 911 [...]

 
One of the most important factors in obtaining money for your fire department is to write a grant that will get you the money your department needs.  Many fire departments believe that grants are only for volunteer departments.  They are local, state and federal fire departments as well. Fire grants can help you attain money [...]

On December 5th, 2009, Chief Billy Goldfeder, a firefighter since 1973, will give a seminar in Gaston County, North Carolina. Goldfeder is currently the Chief of Loveland-Symmes Fire Department and an editor for Firehouse Magazine, Fire Engineering and Fire Rescue magazines and writes on various fire related websites. You may have seen him in his popular [...]

 
 
 
AEST (Advanced Emergency Services Training Inc.) is a group of highly trained professionals for instruction on emergency preparedness in the firefighting industry.  AEST also offers affordable testing of ladders, hose, rope and pump testing.  AEST tests equipment for fire departments ranging from the small volunteer departments, but for the larger paid departments as well.  AEST has prices [...]

This question seems to get asked quite often so firenewsonline.com has decided to give their perspective on how to become a firefighter.
First of all, it really depends on what state you’re in. For example, in the State of North Carolina, you should be at least 18 years old, hold a class B “classified” CDL and [...]