All, A memorial service is scheduled this weekend for the three federal Firefighters who lost their lives in the Line of Duty at the Knowles and Gore Fires on June 27. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday at Las Colonias Park Amphitheater, 925 Struthers Ave., in Grand Junction. The...Read More
All, The Springdale Fire Department (Cincinnati area) and the National Fire Sprinkler Association will be hosting the Frontline Leadership- Lessons Learned from a Mega Warehouse Fire in Indiana training class onWednesday, July 22, 2026, from 08:00-15:00hours. This class will be located at the Vineyard Church- Springdale 11340 Century Circle East Springdale, OH 45246. Please see the attached flyer and...Read More
All, Federal wildland fire officials are releasing the identities of three firefighters who died while responding to the Knowles Fire in western Colorado on Saturday. The firefighters were assigned to the Rifle Helitack crew and were engaged in initial attack operations on the Knowles Fire when the incident occurred. The deceased firefighters have been identified...Read More
All, We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of Mabank (SE of Dallas) Fire Chief Charles Woodard, who was killed while directing traffic outside the Mabank Rodeo Grounds. Chief Woodard was directing traffic Friday night when he stepped into the westbound lanes of U.S. Highway 175 and was struck by a pickup...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that 3 Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty yesterday, Saturday, June 27, at the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border in Mesa County, Colorado. The 5 Federal Firefighters were involved in a burnover incident resulting in shelter deployments. The identities of the U.S. Wildland Fire...Read More
All, I first rode an ambulance as a N.J. “Five Points First Aider” in 1973, and I loved it. I also loved riding the apparatus and going to fires. Essentially, if it was going out the door because someone was jammed up, something was on fire, etc., I wanted to be on the run. Not...Read More
