Ankeny has introduced its first fire academy, offering an easier in to the industry and hands-on training to 23 recruits, to prepare them for real-life firefighting scenarios. FIREFIGHTER APPRECIATION ...

Macomb Community College will offer a part-time fire academy this fall. Macomb already has a traditional 10-week fire academy ...

ROARING SPRING — Although it takes a lot of training and commitment to be a firefighter, Bobbi Beers of the Friendship Fire Department believes that anyone can do it. Starting Sept. 10, the department ...

A firefighter takes part in training exercises March 30 at the Cambria County Regional Firefighters Association’s fire training academy in East Carroll Township. Photo courtesy of Samantha Smith, ...

Desiree Schramm wasn’t looking to become a firefighter when she was choosing electives during her junior year at North Hills High School. “I was scheduling for classes and, ‘What’s this?’ ” said ...