In 2025, Kekoa Lau became the first scholarship recipient to be hired as a firefighter with the OCFA. Until then, Robles and ...

Kyle Starr shares his perspective on a move to a combination fire department from a career department to present factors that ...

In the fire and emergency services, hard work is more than a job requirement—it’s a way of life. The profession demands physical strength, mental acuity, emotional resilience, and integrity. However, ...

Randy White was a young fire fighter on a Monday night in 1977 when the tank strapped to his back ran out of air while he battled a two-alarm blaze inside the Paxon Shopping Center. Forced to find his ...

Congratulations, you have just been hired by a fire department and you’re now set for life, right? Wrong! Sorry to burst your bubble, but there are only a few things in life that are guaranteed, one ...

I was 32 years old when I became a career firefighter. My only regret about going into the fire service is that I did not start it sooner in my life. I love being a firefighter, and want to share my ...

CANANDAIGUA, NY — Three people trapped in a residence on Scotland Road. The home was engulfed in flames. Sam Loiacono and Ron Bement were the only two career Canandaigua firefighters on duty when the ...

A fire consumes Casa Fuego De Dios Church on the 10000 Block of Folsom Blvd. in Rancho Cordova at roughly 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Sacramento County Sheriffs Office A chance encounter at a ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) –Terre Haute firefighters work to save lives and protect property, responding to nearly 15,000 calls for help a year. During their downtime, they form family-like bonds.

After growing up in a Marine Corps family, Tiege Downes enlisted out of high school. As a Marine in a scout-sniper platoon, he deployed overseas and expected he’d go to college after his active-duty ...

Veteran firefighter Dell Sprecher finally gets to focus on just one job after becoming fire marshal in West Fargo.