Fire News
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        Neighbors described the Queens woman as kind but fiercely independent, living alone for decades in a cluttered house with numerous cats
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Salisbury’s new firehouse replaces the 1956 station with three double bays, an engine and ladder company, and five integrated operations
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The federal grant will help Rocklin expand fire staffing and prepare for a fourth station to meet growing emergency service demands
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A Texas A&M Forest Service spokesperson said the Mill Fire in Gregory is approximately 50% contained
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Prince George’s County lieutenant is being held without bond and faces multiple charges
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Grand Blanc Township board reinstated Fire Chief Jamie Jent following controversy over fire department staffing and budget cuts raised before the Sept. 28 church attack
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Halloween fires account for an average of 25 deaths per year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Honorees included a firefighter who saved a baby from a burning home, volunteers who led July 4 flood rescues and L.A. crews who battled wildfires
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Video released by the Fort Worth Police Department shows an officer and bystanders working to free the child before rendering medical aid; the baby is expected to recover
    
        
    
        
    
        
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    COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
        
        
        
    
        NYPD bodycam footage from the Jordan Neely trial underscores the importance of hands-only CPR and AED use when faced with an unresponsive subject
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        While we don’t know what we will wake up to on Nov. 6, we must focus on professionalism, choosing to help, not acting as accelerant
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        An Alabama recruit school is under investigation after video emerges of a staged EMS response in a bathroom
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Conyers blaze pumps massive plume of toxic smoke still visible for miles
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        USAR task forces and fire department swiftwater teams conduct rescues in the wake of Hurricane Helene
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Fire/rescue crews in Sarasota and Manatee counties were able to make over 800 rescues during the unprecedented rainfall
    
        
    
        
    
        
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        A $97K upgrade will notify only the Hattiesburg fire stations needed, cutting overnight disruptions and improving firefighter health
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        KNIGHTTEK named exclusive global distributor
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Ranking No. 492 overall and No. 54 in Software, 2025 marks the company’s fourth consecutive appearance on the list — and its first time in Inc. 500
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        San Diego Fire-Rescue is rolling out two new 600-gallon brush rigs and a Bell 412 EPX helicopter with a 375-gallon tank and night ops expected by late November
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Facility expansion adds seven new service bays and local pickup and delivery, enhancing emergency vehicle service capabilities across the region
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Faced with near-zero visibility, Portland firefighters entered the burning house twice, rescuing both occupants and escaping uninjured
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        First Due powers operations for over 3,000 agencies across all local, state/provincial, and federal segments in the United States and Canada
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Back in service, Durham’s Rescue 1 speeds up rescues and boosts firefighter pride and recruitment
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        First Due integrates NextNav’s advanced vertical location and 3D visualization technology into its Incident Command platform
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        CAD planning services allow fire departments to design cleaner, healthier environments from the ground up