Probationary firefighters for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) graduate in Queens. Photo: FDNY PIO At the core of any probationary firefighter training program are the Xs and Os: the technical ...

(INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — A new funding effort is underway to train hundreds of formerly incarcerated men and women to become firefighters. The programs come as the state continues to experience ...

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The firefighter health program was researching firefighters’ chemical exposures in electric vehicle fires — a first step to developing protective equipment. Tim Ferretti was looking forward to burning ...

The St. Paul Boulevard Fire Department plans to build a new firehouse to meet modern safety and staffing needs.

Ten new firefighters are joining Troy’s force after they recently completed rigorous training and graduated, making the department at full capacity, Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello said.

California’s century-old prisoner firefighter program is drawing fresh criticism as hundreds of incarcerated people have been deployed to fight the deadly wildfires in the Greater Los Angeles area. As ...

A Los Angeles County program that trains formerly incarcerated people for firefighting careers recently launched its first all-female cohort. Seventeen women are participating in the job training ...