Fire service training is entering a new era with the creation of NFPA 1400, a unified standard that merges seven existing firefighter training guidelines into one. This consolidation aims to improve ...

Jason Moore looks back on his firefighter technology articles from 2025, highlighting the most relevant topics for the fire service in 2026. Virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality systems enable ...

John J. Salka Jr. explains why the true value and importance of training only are clinched when hands-on evolutions are ...

The story I’m going to tell you is not new. You’ve probably heard some version of it before from different people and fire departments. It may even be something ...

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service has been granted planning permission to build a new training centre in Billesdon. Harborough District Council's planning committee unanimously approved proposals ...

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 ...

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, ...

For Kaelyn McKenna, joining the fire service was never a sudden decision. It was something woven into her life from the ...