The contract between Orange County Fire Authority, Southern California Edison and several other local fire departments that ...

The current firefighting protective ensemble is heavy, thick, multilayered, and it exacerbates the challenge of thermoregulation due to its limited permeability and insulative properties. A person's ...

Daniel Brand, who comes from a family of firefighters, established a scholarship at Moraine Valley Community College for students of the craft.

A new soy-based firefighting foam offers a potential alternative for firefighters across the country who have long relied on ...

In many places, water is plentiful, relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain in large quantities. It’s also very effective when combating heat and flame, which makes it the agent of choice for ...

Several common factors have been identified in the analysis of firefighter fatalities and injuries during interior operations at structure fires where rapid fire progression took place. The ...

California wildland firefighters are willing to wear respirators despite concerns about mobility and safety, according to new ...

The fire call came in at 6:00 a.m. On arrival of Engine 30, fire was showing from the basement of an old three-story, balloon-frame, single-family dwelling. Heavy smoke was pushing from the upper ...

On Dec. 16, Doug Farris officially retired, ending a remarkable 51-year run with the Woonsocket Volunteer Fire Department.