As a Buffalo professional firefighter, I accept the fact that the job is dangerous. Firefighters pay for it with our health, and sometimes with our lives. On a daily basis, we are exposed to chemicals ...

Some fire service leaders publicly romanticize the concept of "rogue firefighting." However, it risks sending even an unintended green light for freelancing, self-dispatching, ignoring command ...

The Houston Fire Department employs the aggressive interior attack (a.k.a. fast attack) strategy. That means Houston firefighters will walk or run into burning buildings, attacking a fire, knocking it ...

“My safety is more important” and “me first.” These ideas are voiced and taught openly by many firefighters, but challenging the notion that firefighter safety trumps all is overdue. To be clear: Yes, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- No injuries were reported after separate fires in two vacant buildings early Tuesday morning. Both fires "required aggressive firefighting operations and are currently under ...