CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — 73 volunteer fire departments across the state, including two dozen in Central Illinois, are ...

Any parent can tell you that to get children to eat undesired yet needed and healthful food, such as vegetables, you must be creative. Sometimes, you must sneak those vegetables in for the children’s ...

A small fire department with a good reputation for professionalism at incidents is sure to have a strong training program as one of its attributes. Training as a means to proficiency sounds easy. Sit ...

Mackenzie Rider-Work of the Medina Fire Department was among 25 graduates of the state’s Recruit Firefighter Training program at the Office of Fire Prevention and Control’s Academy of Fire Science in ...

Probationary firefighters for the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) graduate in Queens. Photo: FDNY PIO At the core of any probationary firefighter training program are the Xs and Os: the technical ...

Lawton citizens fire academy participants learn forceful entry, hose advancement, and ladder techniques used by firefighters ...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. — New York State is expanding its volunteer firefighter training stipend program, amid a 40-year low in volunteering for the state’s fire departments. How does the program aim to ...