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Daily News for America's Fire Service

VOICES OF WFCA

Why Fire Service Leaders Should Attend the 2026 WFCA IGNITE Symposium

Mark your calendars for March 12-13, 2026—because the Western Fire Chiefs Association (WFCA) is once again hosting the IGNITE Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada. This isn’t just another conference—it’s where the future of the fire service comes together. Whether you’re a Fire Chief, command staff, general staff, or an emerging leader in the fire service, IGNITE 2026 offers an unmatched opportunity to immerse yourself in the most pressing topics facing our profession: wildfire policy/prevention/response, cutting-edge and emerging technology, firefighter health and wellness, and forward-thinking leadership.

TEXAS NEWS

San Antonio FD: Fire destroys abandoned 2-story home on northwest-side

VIDEO: A fire destroyed an abandoned home on the northwest-side of San Antonio early Wednesday morning. It happened around 3 a.m. in the 7900 block of Mockingbird Lane.

Fort Bend County: Honoring the life and work of K-9 officer Bella

PHOTOS: The Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's office is mourning the loss of K-9 officer Bella, who died on Monday. Bella was a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix, born in Hungary.

One Temple fire station crew temporarily relocates due to facility maintenance issue

Temple Fire and Rescue has temporarily relocated the crew of Fire Station 2 to Fire Station 1 due to a facility maintenance issue, to prioritize the health and safety of first responders.

NATIONAL NEWS

VIDEOS: Fire tears through Michigan boat dealership

PHOTOS: A fire burned through Thayer Marine, a longtime boat dealership in Jackson that has been around for nearly 40 years early Wednesday morning. The fire started around 8 a.m. at the boat service department.

West Virginia becomes first state in nation to develop statewide tourniquet takedown protocols for EMS

West Virginia is leading the nation with a first-of-its-kind protocol that allows EMS crews to remove tourniquets in the field safely, and after one year of data, it’s already showing promise.

Dozens of workers rescued in Los Angeles tunnel collapse

VIDEO: Thirty-one workers were rescued, some hoisted to safety in a cage, after a tunnel collapsed at a Los Angeles construction project Wednesday night. More than 100 firefighters responded to the scene.

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IamResponding
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Fire Services Administration Degree
ISU’s AS. and B.S. in Fire Services Administration is one of only a few university programs to hold the Certificate of Recognition from the U.S. Fire Administration. Students pay a flat program fee of $280 per credit for in-state or out-of-state students. Learn more about the program.

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING

Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing - Fire chiefs across North America turn to cooperative purchasing to simplify procurement and stretch their budgets further. As the largest government-based cooperative purchasing organization on the continent, Sourcewell serves as the exclusive group purchasing partner of the Western Fire Chiefs Association. With Sourcewell, departments gain access to a wide range of competitively awarded contracts—helping leaders purchase the equipment and services they need quickly. Get fire apparatus, PPE, training, tech, and more—faster than traditional procurement processes.

Streamline Procurement with 800+ Sourcewell Contracts

More than 50,000 public agencies across the U.S. and Canada rely on Sourcewell to simplify purchasing. Buy faster, equip sooner, and skip the hassle of the traditional procurement process with competitively awarded supplier contracts. Fire-Rescue | EMS

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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