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Eight Spokane firefighters were inside when the roof of the US Bank building collapsed
Budget
Ogdensburg officials anticipate overtime costs estimated at almost $300K
Monitor Township Firefighter Jeff Sargeson was calling for additional resources when he saw the pickup truck heading towards him
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Loudoun County Fire Rescue identified the fallen firefighter as Trevor Brown of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company
Firefighters in Loudoun County were investigating a gas leak when the house they were inside exploded
The victim stayed inside the burning Bronx apartment as neighbors begged him to leave
Los Angeles General Medical Center Dr. Molly Deane said it is remarkable the firefighters were not more severely injured
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Seven firefighters were injured in an explosion while fighting a truck fire
Duluth Firefighter Ray Skoglund suffered a brain injury and several fractures after being struck by a hit-and-run driver
Michael M. Lopez-Medina is charged with setting fire to vehicles, structures in Woodbury
Three Beaver Dam firefighters were injured, one seriously, during training around Grape Island
Considering how to incorporate psychology into investigations to help prevent firefighter traumatic injury and death
Chicago firefighters fought a 3-alarm fire in frigid conditions after an earlier house fire that injured three firefighters
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The blast blew out the ground floor of the 20-story Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth
A Monitor Township firefighter was initially in ICU after being hit by a truck while on the scene of an MVA
Two Watertown firefighters were injured when 5-inch hose and a manifold became unstable during hose testing
While Brockton firefighters were addressing hot spots, a firefighter below was struck by charred debris dislodged from the house
South Adams County Fire firefighters and Commerce City police officers were at the scene of the separate crash when they were struck
The Chicago Fire Department said a 75-year-old woman and two officers were transported to the hospital in serious but stable condition
Another firefighter was able to remove the injured firefighter, who received immediate care by EMS personnel at the scene
Both Middletown firefighters were able to escape the structure and suffered minor injuries
The Prince George’s County Fire Department firefighters were transported with minor injuries after the single-vehicle incident
17-year-old Pasadena teenager America Salmeron freed herself from the fiery dune buggy but suffered second- and third-degree burns to 51% of her body
The Shamokin Fire Department was fined for not having a credentialed instructor during the live-burn training, a new requirement in 2023
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Mt. Juliet officials say police officers rushed the injured firefighter to the hospital in a patrol car
Despite the frequency and severity of head injuries, little guidance exists for examining potential neurologic deficits throughout a firefighter’s career
The firefighter, a man in his 30s, was transported to a local hospital in critical condition
5 people were injured, 3 critically, during a house fire in Pennsauken
Three firefighters and two police officers received life-threatening injuries in the blast, police said. Four firefighters were seriously injured and 22 police officers suffered minor injuries
Capt. Brant Bristol of the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department suffered injuries to his neck
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
“Often times we don’t really deal with our own getting hurt or being injured, so this is difficult for us,” said Capt. Jaeson Daniels, DeKalb fire spokesperson
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Structural damage has prevented firefighters from entering the Newburyport building; EMS providers transported four PCI Synthesis/ SEQENS workers
