Los Angeles County (CA) fire recruits undertake night fire training. Photo: Doug Morrison In an era of rapid societal and technological change, the fire service, like many other industries, faces ...

Recruitment and retention in the fire service have been growing concerns for years, and it’s clear that the old methods are no longer working. While this isn’t a sign that the fire service is ...

Imagine your community faces its greatest emergency, and the pumper rolls out the door with one person on board. This scenario isn’t hypothetical; it happens in departments nationwide, creating what I ...

Four years ago, the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department (TFRD) took a new approach to recruiting, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion. Since then, the TFRD continued to grow in the number of women ...

Over two dozen women, some as young as 18, now have a taste of what it’s like to work as an emergency responder. As part of Utah Valley University’s Fire Recruit Candidate Academy Program, or RCA, ...

The Federal Government has announced that the next phase of recruitment into the Federal Fire Service would begin immediately starting from today September 15, 2024. The Secretary of the Civil Defence ...