Units were dispatched to an attached garage fire and found heavy smoke from a nine-stall garage.

Ocala Fire Rescue crews found fire through the roof when they arrived at 4:04 a.m.

Ocala firefighters found a car that crashed through the restaurant's playground.

The victim had been wheelchair bound

Only three minor injuries were reported to firefighters.

Two patients were trapped inside.

The pet was at the top of a palm tree

One firefighter reported burns to his wrist.

The IAFC designed a Best Practices for Portable Radios document that helps firefighters figure out the safest and most effective means to use this equipment as technology evolves.

This plan is and will continue to be a joint initiative by public safety responders at the local, state and federal levels and the private sector.

Before new devices enter the market, manufacturers and the fire service must collectively evaluate the gear to see if there are operational incompatibility issues.

On Sept. 25, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took a bold new step by establishing the Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau.

This month will be the last in which I am the regular author for the column.

In 2006, a couple of U.S. fire departments discovered that the voice audio from digital radios in the presence of background noises.

The usefulness of a TI in size-up can be affected by the type of construction.

After 15 months, the FCC has voted in favor of allowing the public safety agencies additional areas on the 700 MHz radio spectrum to allow for easier interoperability.

It will take no less than the grit and determination of wise and motivated fire service members at all levels to effectively lead, avoid organizational drift.

The flag captain, finally acting on his own initiative in his bid to save the ship Victoria, ordered full astern on both propellers but it was already too late.

When conditions inside a fire building change rapidly, the conventional methods to exit a window can be hampered by heat, window size and the firefighters profile.

Both line firefighters and infantry soldiers now have an array of modern protective gear, surveillance equipment and offensive tools to achieve rapid victory; In reality, our systems, protocols and technology often fail us with disastrous results. Why?

This article review common assumptions made by members of fire service and airline industry that can prove fatal.

Don't "write off" accidents as part of the job. Know what causes them, how to prevent or mitigate them.

The author breaks downs some of the common and repetitive themes that were brought to his attention at the "Fire Dynamics for the Fire Service" seminar.

The son of a 9/11 responder, a man in grave need of a lung transplant, will push the issue of medical care.

Per capita spending in rural states has been significantly higher than in more populated states.

The scenario is grim: Someone has unleashed an unknown biological agent in several skyscrapers.

A passenger who claimed to have a bomb in a carry-on bag was shot and killed by a federal air marshal.

The hotline has become a venting board for tips that have nothing to do with homeland threats.

Officials said the grants are closing the equipment and training gaps between the region's fire departments.

Report: Katrina demonstrated how little progress the Homeland Security Department has made toward solving communications problems over the past four years.

Is your agency involved in criminal investigations, terrorism responses or special event planning? Who should have access to sensitive information?

Firefighter Richard Lee Montgomery died on New Year's Eve while fighting a house fire in Marietta.

It was a head-on collision with his son as they fought to extinguish a grass fire, officials said.

Veteran Elizabeth Firefighter Gary Stephens was run over by a fire truck as it backed up in preparation to battle the flames.

Jarrett Little died when the fire truck he was driving flipped over on the way to a structure fire.

A longtime New York firefighter collapsed Tuesday while assisting at a crash scene.

He collapsed at home.

The U.S. Fire Administration is reporting the death of 48-year-old Lieutenant Steve Hagen, Sr of the Blenheim Fire Department in Blenheim, S.C.

A volunteer firefighter and ambulance driver who was struck by a car on the side of U.S. 13 near New Castle on Saturday night has died.

No longer will the mainstay of firefighter workouts be 30 second bench press sets that do little, if anything, to prepare you for the job.

There are a number of factors that need to be considered when trying to determine the proper fluid intake, including activity levels, climate and personal factors.

Today, firefighters dying in the line-of-duty almost always receive a comprehensive autopsy and for many, it is the closest thing they have had to a medical exam in years.

As a working firefighter, the number one risk your faced with every day is the high level of physical exertion that might be necessary at any moment.

Firefighters and candidates often take on workout plans that don't meet the needs of their day-to-day duties on the fireground.

The summer is in full swing and here are the top five reasons to get in an exercise routine.

In a very short time, Joe C. mastered the basic and advanced skills of the kettlebell workout.

As firefighters, we all have certain strengths that support us throughout our career, as well as specific weakness that can, at times, make life challenging.

Many of these suicides have occurred in apartments or private houses and they endanger the lives of not only first responders, but other residents.

The system, which serves 127 of the largest jurisdictions in the country, is built upon a template that can be adjusted to fit large and small communities.

The effects of these products are similar to the flu or food poisoning, but if untreated, they can be deadly.

While in Level A suits, personnel undergo a series of events whereby their scores are recorded by their dressing partner.

A new acronym was complete; "4H MEDIC ANNA" was born.

For many years Americans have enjoyed the news broadcasts and contemporary information that has been presented by Paul Harvey on the radio.

Handling drums can present physical problems of pinched fingers and toes and even the higher risk of back injuries.

Located on the banks of the Missouri River at the Eastern end of Nebraska, Omaha is the largest city in the state.