Every firefighter in the country wants to be fit for duty. Firefighter health, wellness, and fitness is at the core of operational readiness, resilience, and long-term career sustainability, but many ...

Ninety-five seasonal firefighters were giving it their all on Thursday. It's Cal Fire's training academy in the Napa Valley, where bootcamp workout meets team building and skill assessment.

The Twin Cities Female Firefighter Fitness program, or TCF 3, is helping women prepare for careers in the fire service by training them to meet the physical fitness requirements. Twice a month, women ...

If your back is bothering you right now, or has at any point, you’re not alone. Low back pain is one of the most common injuries in the fire service (1, 2), and it’s extremely prevalent in the ...

This is a one-day training for people interested in qualifying for the Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (FFT2) certification. This training fulfills the requirements for the field exercise portion of S-130 ...

Before you fall off of your chair, let me explain the “forget safety” element of the title of this column. A dictionary definition of safety is “The state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or ...

Hempfield is planning to build a center that will give township volunteer firefighters a space for hands-on training in their service area. That will allow firefighters to still respond quickly to ...

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 ...