Taking advantage of the beautiful weather Monday morning, Topeka firefighters conducted a combination wildfire training and hazard mitigation exercise near their station.

The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company held its monthly training drill Wednesday evening, focusing on building construction types and their impact on firefighting operations. The session, held Feb.

They look like beaver lodges sitting on a mountainside -- hundreds of them. But they are, instead, burn piles consisting of brush cleared in mitigation efforts in Colorado's foothills. There are ...

The new $CAD 8 million Canadian Prescribed Fire Training Program (CPFTP), is co-developed by the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan Campus and the Weston Family Foundation.

Los Angeles Builder Opens Active Construction Sites to Local Firefighters for Wildfire Training ...

Pittsburgh fire Capt. Brian Tarbuck watched smoke billow from a rust-red shipping container as he described how the first responders training inside could spot the telltale signs of an impending ...

Colorado’s wilderness gives crews plenty of opportunities to face trial by a literal fire, but how do they do it?

Three local departments have secured state grant funding that will strengthen their response and protect the communities they serve -- from new radios to wildfire personal protective equipment (PPE).

Fire departments across eastern Ohio are receiving a share of more than $593,000 in grant funding through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry, ...

Several area fire departments will share in more than $593,000 in grant money from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. The money is being distributed through the ODNR’s ...

More than $593,000 in state and federal grant funding is headed to rural fire departments across Ohio, including several in Ross and Hocking counties, through the Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) grant ...