Anyone who has spent any amount of time around the fire service or public safety has heard the terms “recruitment and retention.” These topics are so crucial to building a successful fire service that ...

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has launched a recruitment drive for the "next generation" of firefighters. SFRS chief fire officer, Dan Quin, says the service is looking for "people who bring ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Portland firefighters honored a man Monday who changed the face of Portland Fire and Rescue. For years, Erwin Warren was the bureau’s lead recruiter and training specialist. He ...

Portland firefighter Erwin Warren was a humble man. So much so that his son, Dontá Warren, didn’t learn of his father’s ribbon of merit — or that a summer camp for kids interested in firefighting was ...

Bob Crane has a little advice or anyone considering joining a volunteer fire company. Chances are, the advice is sound. The ...