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As a social experiment, we offered our Facebook fans a magic wand to change one thing about their PPE. We received some innovative answers, some goofy ones and even a few from ...
By Brian Hamacher NBC-6 Miami MIAMI, Fla. — Demonstrators gathered outside the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue headquarters Wednesday to protest the pace of an investigation into a ...
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly BOURNE, Mass. — Bourne firefighter and paramedic Richard Doherty wasn’t Facebook friends with the acting fire chief for whom he worked. But ...
St. Patrick's Day is a celebration known for its debauchery. Naturally, it's one many firefighters come to look forward to... or dread, depending on the type of call. We ...
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How far have we really come? By Average Jake Take a look at the clip below. It comes from the show “Rescue 911″. If you have ever read the blog before then you already ...
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Why we search: Camden pot of gold at the end of the row? By Backstep Firefighter Using the latest popular Camden fire (aren't they all?) we present a look at the latest in ...
Some of you were lied to By Workingthejob.com With a tousle of the hair, a little boy's mother looks at him and says, "You can be anything you want to be." While Mom ...
Not the outcome I had worked so hard for..... By Hydrantgirl So here's the deal. I was almost at the end of my fire testing last week; in fact I was so close I could taste it. ...
Monday Morning — Take a Deep Breath By Firegeezer.com Recently I was poking through the pages of a newly-discovered (to me, anyway) website for the Extra Alarm Association, ...
A must read: Fire versus police. Portsmouth, N.H. fire chief tells cops to stay out of the way after they attempt rescue at house fire By Statter911 Thanks to reader Gillian ...
By Julie Hinds Detroit Free Press DETROIT — In a trailer for the upcoming documentary “Burn,” a veteran firefighter says something that sears into the ...
It's February, a month for romance, and love is in the air. But since we can't exactly buy the fire service a box of chocolates or a diamond ring, we asked our Facebook fans to ...
Each of them earned $100 for commercial, which will be put in general fund for fire equipment or donations ...
Spokesman said comments on social-media sites that described prior protest by firefighters against leadership were 'racist' in nature ...
The use of compressed air foam systems is becoming increasingly common within the fire service, whether it be portable or vehicle mounted. We asked our Facebook fans what they ...
Memo also bans inaccurate info or comments that could hurt department, asks firefighters to state that they are expressing their own opinions, not department's ...
By Jaclyn Kelley ABC57SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Does the punishment fit the crime? That is the question many South Bend firefighters are asking after one of their own was demoted. ...
A National Firefighter Code of Ethics has been released in a bid to "preserve the public’s trust" in the fire service.The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's ...