Firefighters

News and Trends

How Fire Watch Companies Can Help Save the Day

Unlike regular security companies and safety services, fire watch companies offer specialised services which require extensive training, experience, and expertise – making them ideal first responders in case of a fire emergency.

Business News

Volunteer Firefighters Are Getting Older and Enrollment Is Shrinking, Posing a Risk to Americans

In 2020, the number of volunteer firefighters reached a new 35-year-low. Meanwhile, call volume requesting help more than tripled in the same time frame.

Business News

SpaceX Test Causes a Dumpster Fire—Literally

A 'static fire test' of SpaceX's Starship rocket goes wrong.

Buying / Investing in Business

How This Company Is Profiting Giving Perks to Military Members and First-Responders

GovX's small customer base helped it cash in with investors.

Franchise

For This Franchisee, Every Day Is Christmas

Jason Paulk opened a Christmas Decor franchise so that he could run a business while keeping his jobs as a firefighter and paramedic.

Franchise

Why This Career Firefighter Opened a Firehouse Subs Restaurant

Jeffrey Urbas is a firefighter through and through, working as a fire sergeant with the City of Detroit Fire Department while also running a Firehouse Subs.

Franchise

Franchise Players: A Firefighting Salsa Dancer Finds Flexibility as a Franchisee

Franchising gave Alex Lee the flexibility to keep working as a firefighter and competing as a salsa dancer.

Franchise 500 Annual Ranking

How Two Firefighters Started Firehouse Subs Franchise

A firefighting-theme sandwich chain gets hot. Now with nearly 500 locations, it's grown to become one of the top sub-sandwich franchises in the U.S.