College of the Siskiyous fire academy program wins statewide award

The official award presentation took place at the Fresno Training Chiefs Symposium on March 18. The Ronny J. Coleman Award ...
Firefighter Nation

Fire Up Your Future: High School Firefighter Training and Recruitment

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 ...
Fast Company

FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy over Trump’s federal funding cuts

Firefighters, EMS providers, and other first responders from across the country travel to the NFA’s Maryland campus for the federally funded institution’s free fire training programs. The Federal ...
Los Angeles Times

Cal Fire opens new firefighter training center as feds remain understaffed

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection will welcome 40 students Monday to its brand new firefighter training facility in Merced County as part of a multiyear push to bolster its ...
WAFB

Local high school fire training program growing statewide

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Four Livingston Parish high schoolers are learning how to be a firefighter in and outside of the classroom before they graduate. Chief of Training and Safety Keelser ...