Bill Carey

Associate Editor

Bill Carey is the associate editor for FireRescue1.com and EMS1.com. A former Maryland volunteer firefighter, sergeant, and lieutenant, Bill has written for several fire service publications and platforms. His work on firefighter behavioral health garnered a 2014 Neal Award nomination. His ongoing research and writings about line-of-duty death data is frequently cited in articles, presentations, and trainings. Have a news tip? He can be reached at news@lexipol.com.

LATEST ARTICLES

Police

3 Tenn. firefighters resign after drinking allegations while on duty

Nashville police responded to Dierks Bentley Whiskey Row after a bartender was concerned that three on-duty firefighters in uniform, with department radios, had ordered mixed drinks, prompting their placement on administrative leave before resigning

November 02, 2026 08:43 AM

Bill Carey

Social Media

Wis. FD responds to Facebook critics on house fire video

After social media users questioned a Sun Prairie firefighter’s lack of urgency during a Windsor house fire, officials explained his role and how crews coordinate roles like scene assessment and interior attack

October 30, 2026 08:43 AM

Bill Carey

Off Duty

Fla. firefighter/medic, nurse wife treat survivors of deadly Spain train crash

Jacksonville Firefighter/Paramedic Josue Garcia-Otero and his wife helped treat critically injured passengers after surviving a high-speed rail collision that killed at least 68 people

October 29, 2026 10:21 AM

Bill Carey

Fire Department Management

Va. county’s 11 volunteer fire departments merge into single combination department

The new Tazewell County Volunteer Fire Company organizes all 170 volunteers and 11 stations under three battalion chiefs, funded by a 4.7% meals tax, with plans to add a paid part-time engine crew by spring to address staffing shortages

October 29, 2026 08:52 AM

Bill Carey

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Search and Rescue

Multiple rescues, mayday at Mass. multi-family house fire

Neighbor video showed flames engulfing a Brockton home before crews arrived, with residents tying sheets into a rope to escape a window as Fire Chief Bran Nardelli credited staffing levels with enabling five ground-ladder rescues

October 27, 2026 10:55 AM

Bill Carey

Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)

Ill. firefighter, Marine veteran dies after training emergency

Witt, a Marine veteran who had served the Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District since January 2019, was hospitalized after suffering a medical emergency during training on Oct. 21

October 26, 2026 07:05 AM

Bill Carey

Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)

Fla. firefighter dies on duty, a year after brother’s death in same department

Austin Hodge, 34, who had served with the department since 2017, died on duty a year after his brother Jarius, also a member of the St. Lucie County Fire District, died while on duty in 2025

October 26, 2026 06:40 AM

Bill Carey

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International Firefighting

World Fire Congress launches global Communities of Practice through UL Research Institutes

Building on the 2024 World Fire Congress, UL Research Institutes’ monthly sessions will tackle issues like lithium-ion battery safety and firefighter health

October 22, 2026 11:34 AM

Bill Carey

Fire Chief

Fla. fire chief fired amid bug zapper hazing fallout

After a bug zapper hazing led to the firing of three firefighters, St. Lucie County’s fire board voted to terminate Chief Jeff Lee without cause, following a union no-confidence vote

October 22, 2026 09:08 AM

Bill Carey

Legal Issues

Ala. firefighters’ union sues city over SCBA contamination

The union’s lawsuit alleges a third-party test found oil and particulates in the air used to fill SCBA cylinders, and that the city of Huntsville withheld records about it

October 22, 2026 08:54 AM

Bill Carey