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Firefighters Are Warning People To Never, Ever Leave Bottled Water In Your Car

Gas Pipe owners get 3 years in prison for mislabeling spice products that created 'zombie...

The father-and-daughter owners of the Dallas-based Gas Pipe smoke shop retail chain were each sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison...

How To Find A Reputable Fire Protection Company

Finding the best fire protection company is easier than you think.

What gives firefighters the nerve to run into a fire?

Firefighters need to take a leap of faith to run into a burning building. Here's how they do it.

How to Prevent Home Fires

You can vastly cut down deadly fire risks by exercising good safety habits and simple prevention steps. This article lists the “Big 7” most common causes of preventable fires and tells you the simple things you can and should do to keep them from starting. Prevention costs little or nothing.

How to Recover After a House Fire

How to Recover from a House Fire: Homeowners should know how to handle the aftermath of a house fire so that they have the necessary coverage.

Ask a Firefighter: How can local fire departments recruit more women?

Recently a family with small children visited my firehouse. The girl in the family was amazed to see two women in the station during her visit and was very surprised

Local fire departments urge caution when using space heaters, fire places

Local fire departments are concerned that too many of us turn to space heaters to supplement our heating systems without taking the necessary precautions.

Local fire departments work together, even when they need new equipment

Rapid City Fire Department and Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department have been haring a brush truck, that will not solely be Whispering Pines.

Local fire departments warn residents to be cautious when out on the river

If you go out on the river make sure you are thinking safety first.

Female firefighters get in touch with girl who thinks only boys can do the job

Explainer: What happens after a fire department is decertified?

These changes leave a lot of area for other fire departments to cover.

How to implement a wellness program in your fire department

Fire chiefs can help promote the mental and physical health of their volunteer firefighters by implementing a wellness program. Taking a comprehensive approach, making a team-wide commitment and changing the culture of a department can help a wellness program be successful.

Fire department takes measures to prevent cancer, promote health

As cancer research has become a major focus for many institutions, a plethora of studies have been conducted and records have been kept concerning the disease and its possible causes.

More female firefighters suffer from PTSD, study finds

They're also more likely to have suicidal thoughts.

Fire departments struggle to recruit, retain firefighters

"You’re not going to get any sleep, we’re going to work you like a dog and you might get cancer and die," fire captain criticizes current recruitment model.

Female Firefighters Make Video To Show Little Girl She Can Become One Too

Prepare to feel all the things watching this video.

How can data drive a fire department?

Properly allocating fire department resources means understanding the community's need, and that means understanding the data

The Fire Department Does Not Recommend Drying Clothes

What doesn't the fire department want you to do when drying clothes? Have appliance manufacturers hidden risks for decades? How can you protect your family?