Western Berks firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire in Shillington Borough
Danielson residents approved $64,000 for new firefighter gear after the department halted operations for nine days and later resumed with limited staffing over PPE safety concerns
Eight Seattle firefighters suffered minor injuries when part of a burning home’s exterior collapsed during an early-morning fire
Clayton Fire Department’s new Engine 1 overturned while responding to an EMS call just three days after the apparatus was placed in service
Chattanooga firefighters responded to a middle school for a possible mercury exposure before crews determined the broken thermometer contained alcohol
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