I was only making $6.13 an hour. I always knew I wanted to be a firefighter and started training during high school. I would have been thrilled with my career, but the shockingly low pay wasn't what ...

Charlie Butterfield provides tips and tricks for overcoming some of the obstacles that firefighters who pursue a college ...

There are many jobs in this world. Some are so bizarre you probably don’t know they exist; some you might have had no idea people actually make a living at. In an effort to highlight some of these ...

Des Moines metro fire departments are facing a shrinking pool of applicants, leading to new recruitment strategies. In-house fire academies and internship programs aim to widen the candidate pool by ...

Palm Coast Firefighter Paramedic Osvaldo "Ozzy" Sene received the award in October, saying it "caught me by surprise." ...

This as-told-to essay is part of Lonely at the Top, a series that examines the link between wealth and loneliness. It is based on a conversation with Jeremy Barker, founder and CEO of Murphy Door, ...