A fire police officer suffered a heart attack and died after leaving the scene of a chemical plant fire in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

A recent online article took a close look at safety issues in the 2007 Deutsche Bank fire in Lower Manhattan that killed two Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighters.

Federal officials have released a report stating that a series of factors led to the deaths of two San Francisco (CA) firefighters who were killed in a house fire last year.

Testimony began Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit brought over the deaths of two Kilgore (TX) firefighters in a January 2009 training evolution.

A bill that would make certain local firefighters eligible for workers' compensation coverage for mental or emotional damage has passed the Connecticut House of Representatives.

On this Workers’ Memorial Day 2012, I would like to take the opportunity to look back and remember those who have lost their lives and suffered serious injuries on the job this past year.

Don Erbin reflects on the impact a single firefighter can make--or fail to make--on his department and the fire service at large.

Streamlight, Inc., a leading provider of high-performance lighting for first responders, donated $17,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) with proceeds from sales of the company’s Red Nano Light.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today released a new safety video detailing a fatal 2010 hot work accident that occurred at the DuPont facility near Buffalo, New York.  

"While it's a very small percentage of firefighters who are accused of ethical and professional misconduct, everyone in the fire service is associated with it and affected," said Bill Lowe, who presented the Friday morning FDIC 2012 classroom session, "Fire Service Ethics and Professionalism."

In a draft report released today at a news conference in Buffalo, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined that an explosion that killed one and injured another contract welder on November 9, 2010, was caused by the ignition of flammable vinyl fluoride inside a large process tank, a hazard which had been overlooked by DuPont engineers.

A grand jury is now investigating the Philadelphia warehouse fire that killed two firefighters.

In his Monday FDIC 2012 workshop, Ricky Riley of Traditions Training reviewed preventable issues that firefighters must contend with on the fireground.

A 50-year veteran Connecticut firefighter collapsed and died while hauling equipment to the scene of a brush fire

Four people, including two young children, died early Monday in a West Philadelphia house fire.

One firefighter was killed and several others injured while battling a three-alarm warehouse fire Monday in Brooklyn, New York.

Hundreds of firefighters from across the country lined the streets of Philadelphia to pay their respects to two fallen brethren.

The American fire service is facing an epidemic of obesity that is killing numerous firefighters each year. Ed Hadfield describes the situation and says it's time to stop messing around--firefighters must either choose to live or die.

See reporting directions for outside agencies attending the services for Philadelphia Lieutenant Robert Neary and Firefighter Daniel Sweeney.