Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...

Effective fire training goes beyond classroom lectures and compliance checklists. To prepare workers for emergencies—whether it’s a Class A blaze involving paper and wood, or a Class B fire fed by ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will welcome 40 students Monday to its brand new firefighter training facility in Merced County as part of a multiyear push to bolster its ...

Seven recruits from around the Magic Valley are completing an intensive firefighter training program at the Jim Bieri ...

Digital fire extinguisher training empowers employees to prevent and contain workplace fires safely—scaling community risk reduction without the barriers of live fire drills. Firefighters know that ...

I was 32 years old when I became a career firefighter. My only regret about going into the fire service is that I did not start it sooner in my life. I love being a firefighter, and want to share my ...

Fire and Rescue Department (FCFRD) conducted a series of live-fire training exercises inside unoccupied homes on Barrett Road ...

One home was lost in a structure fire on Hudlow Road Saturday — which means the Northern Lakes Fire District had a successful day of live fire training.