WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Early in his career, firefighter and Purdue Global professor Jonathan Mead developed a training academy for his local fire department and surrounding departments to use. This ...

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when there was little connection between firefighting and higher education. Firefighters trained for the profession in local academies or on the job.

The WIU Fire Protection Services Program is dedicated to preparing its students to meet the difficult challenges facing firefighters and fire service administrators in the delivery public safety ...

Plain Local Schools and the Plain Township Fire Department have partnered for 24 years on a fire science program. The program allows high school students to earn college credits and certifications for ...

Twenty-nine students complete the largest class in program history.

The Casper Fire-EMS Department will donate two of its older fire engines to the Casper College fire science program. The ...