While participating in a training drill, a New Jersey firefighter, Rebecca Crawford was injured when a sand cast aluminum large diameter hose appliance catastrophically failed.

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is encouraging all Indiana residents to register and participate in the 2012 Great Central United States ShakeOut February 7.

Four people were injured when a three-story building partially collapsed Tuesday afternoon in Chicago, Illinois.

Officials from Chicago, Illinois, are looking to expedite fire safety updates for high-rise buildings in the city, according to a report.

A Ridgewood (NJ) firefighter was awarded $3.5 million in a lawsuit he brought against the village over a promotion that was denied him.

The Irish Fire and Emergency Services Association (IFESA) has welcomed the decision by Dublin Fire Brigade management to withdraw all cylinders not attached to breathing apparatus sets from service.

The Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) announced that it is now accepting nominations for its 2012 national awards program. 

The National Fire Sprinkler Association (NFSA), the longest-tenured fire sprinkler advocacy organization in the U.S., reminds families to take time during the winter months to review the dangers of fire with their loved ones.

A firefighter issued a Mayday after falling through the third floor while operating at a huge storage facility fire in Toronto, Canada.

Kentucky's State Fire Marshal Bill Swope is asking the public to help find those responsible for an outbreak of arson fires across the state.

The International Fire Relief Mission recently named five fire-industry professionals from various disciplines to serve three-year terms on its advisory board.

Firefighter James O'Neal has been released from treatment at a Tulsa hospital after being injured during arson fire on New Years Eve.

Although the fire service has changed much over the years, there's still a lot to do to increase firefighter safety even more, Todd Shoebridge writes.

The Middletown Fire Department reminds the community how to remain safe during the winter season.

A video has been produced with the help of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation which examines the experiences and life stories of members of the Chicago Fire Department who have been involved with serious injury or death on the job.

The Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), released a report on the findings from the Second Annual Electric Vehicle Safety Standards Summit.

The most recent recipient of Hale’s Safe Firefighter of the Month award is Lt. Frank Windust of the Fort Wainwright Fire Department in Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Criminal contempt charges will be filed against the owner of the vacant commercial building that collapsed and killed two Chicago (IL) firefighters in December 2010.

Top medical professionals and administrators in the world and fire officers, including FDNY Chief of Department Edward Kilduff, discuss the critical importance of fire and life safety in hospitals to not only the patients and staff of those hospitals, but to those who respond there as well.

Officials are reporting continuing glitches with Shelton (CT) firefighters' aging radios, including problems reaching a rescue boat during last week's search for a missing boater and the attempt to contact two firefighters inside the local high school during a false alarm call.