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- 'An extremely dark day': N.C. firefighter killed in roof collapse during search is identifiedon October 8, 2026 at 10:40 pm
Durham firefighter Andrew Brokes, who joined the department in May 2025, was fatally injured searching for victims when part of the building’s roof and second floor collapsed, trapping firefighters
- N.C. firefighter dies battling structure fire, two others injuredon October 8, 2026 at 7:41 pm
The Durham Fire Department confirmed a firefighter died and two otherss were injured while fighting a fire near South Miami Boulevard
- N.M. FD trains record numbers of EMTs, paramedicson October 8, 2026 at 7:28 pm
Since 2023, Albuquerque Fire Rescue has graduated 40 paramedics with 25 more expected this year, alongside a record 40 EMT basics and 26 advanced EMT cadets
- Your 360: The skills firefighters wish got more training timeon October 8, 2026 at 3:05 pm
Readers named everything from fireground basics to size-up and SCBA discipline, with many arguing that fundamentals and fire-reading skills get too little attention
- USA vs. Australia: What each fire service does betteron October 8, 2026 at 2:20 pm
After separate trips down under, Chief Caughey and Zam break down what Australian departments are ahead on, where they struggle and what U.S. firefighters can borrow
- Fla. town launches its own FD after 3-year effort to break from county departmenton October 8, 2026 at 12:30 pm
The new Jupiter Fire Rescue Department responded to 30 calls in its first 24 hours, including administering whole blood during a medical call
- Refrigerant leak, flash fire injures 4 LAFD firefighterson October 8, 2026 at 12:00 pm
The incident began as a reported HVAC refrigerant leak at a Silver Lake home before a flash fire erupted
- Bipartisan bill proposes raising wildland firefighter death benefit to $100,000on October 8, 2026 at 10:43 am
Sens. Jeff Merkley and John Curtis introduced legislation to boost the federal death benefit for fallen wildland firefighters' families tenfold and extend it to contracted and state and local firefighters