Scott Mackeben was just a rookie on the Palatine Fire Department when he remembers talk of a regional firefighter training center on the nearby Harper College campus. In the ensuing years, fire chiefs ...

A team of six students from Ramona High School’s advanced Fire Tech 3 class brought home the big win in the “Best of the Best” firefighting skills competition. The event brought together students from ...

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 ...

DUBLIN, Calif. — More than 28 newly recruited firefighters from the Alameda County Fire (ALCO Fire) Department participated in a comprehensive wildland firefighting training at Parks Reserve Forces ...

Across the nation, fire departments are facing a growing challenge: finding and preparing for the next generation of firefighters. With seasoned professionals retiring and fewer young people ...

Twenty firefighters from 16 departments across Massachusetts have graduated from the state’s 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program, according to a community announcement. The graduates ...

STOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Twenty-seven firefighters from across Massachusetts, including Deputy State Fire Marshal Maribel Fournier, have graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s ...

LAC LA BICHE – A group of recruits with Lac La Biche County Fire Rescue Services learned the ins and outs of firefighting ...

PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WTAJ) — Local firefighters geared up for a special training course this week at Pittsburgh’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting training center. “It’s like walking up to a bonfire a ...