New Jersey Adds Job Protections for First Responders Diagnosed With PTSD January 16, 2026 New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law a measure providing employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with...
Man Who Killed Idaho Firefighters Was Turned Away by Fire Department July 25, 2025 By Martha Bellisle The man accused of fatally shooting two Idaho firefighters before killing himself last month had tried to join the fire...
90 Patients Safely Relocated Amid North Carolina Health Facility Fire July 14, 2025 About 90 patients at a North Carolina rehabilitation facility that suffered a structure fire have been safely moved and housed...
Man Accused of Killing Idaho Firefighters Had Once Aspired to Be One July 1, 2025 By Manuel Valdes A 20-year-old man’s life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before authorities say he fatally shot two...
As Wildfire Season Arrives, Budget Woes and Federal Uncertainty Put States at Risk March 31, 2025 By Martha Bellisle Budget woes, combined with cuts to the federal wildfire-fighting workforce and President Donald Trump’s tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada,...
Crews Slow Progress of Sierra Wildfire, But Evacuations Orders Remain September 5, 2024 By Jim Salter and Christopher Weber Firefighters battling a California wildfire that has burned through more than 5 square miles of the high Sierra made significant...
California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, Containment Increased August 2, 2024 Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the...
Firefighters Battled Blaze in Historic Firehouse Near U.S. Capitol December 18, 2023 Firefighters in Washington, D.C., on Friday battled a three- alarm fire that started in a three-story former firehouse under renovation...
Kansas Firefighters Receive $16.8M From Insurance Department June 21, 2023 The Kansas Insurance Department distributed $16.8 million to firefighters across the state, funds generated by a two percent tax paid...
Fires Becoming Deadlier as Firefighter Recruitment Wanes January 17, 2023 By Rebecca Santana Fires feeding off modern materials found in people’s homes are burning faster and becoming deadlier at the same time that...