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According to state law each year police officers are to shoot a qualification course to keep their certification. But due to a shortage of ammo some officers have now gone over a year with out shooting the qualification course

Police officers from Junctio PD responded last week to a car fire. Armed with fire extinguishers the police had the fire out before the arrival of firefighters. Now the local fire union is upset that Police took work away from the fire service.

Over the last two weeks EMS crews have reported that WiFi access at most coffee shops has become restricted. While they can still access Facebook, and ESPN, crews are reporting they have no access to streaming video services.

Captain Willie Wines from Ironfiremen.com is famous for both his keen observations about the fire service and his epic mustache. If you were lucky to meet him at FDIC you might have gotten a sample of his new line of mustache wax

Lt. Stanley Singer, a decorated veteran of the Colfax Heights Fire District, was recently celebrated after serving his community for over 30 years in a gala, retirement ceremony for the ages. However, not everyone was rejoicing over Singer’s heroic service.

The DuBois Volunteer fire department is facing a lawsuit from a family who lost everything in a house fire. The family claims that firefighters initially arrived on scene then took too long to make an entry. As a result beloved family pets were lost

On Tuesday the New York City Police Department announced on twitter a new community policing effort. The NYPD was asking people to tweet photos of citizen interactions with police using the tag #myNYPD

Joe Miller director of Northline EMS had for years resisted allowing his service to have a social media presence. Last week after attending a social media workshop at a local community college, Miller changed his mind.

Officer Scott Kier made a pit stop at a local construction site one night back in January to use the bathroom. As he exited the porta potty Officer Kier saw a car approaching the site lose control and crash into parked bulldozer.

Recently we asked veteran firefighters to provide us with a list of some of the errors they see new firefighters make. So for all the rookies out there here are five thing to think about and change if you plan to make it as a firefighter.