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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.

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Wildfire and Wildland-Urban Interface
Idaho wildland firefighter with traumatic brain injury now able to speak
U.S. Forest Service Firefighter Justin Shaw was struck by a tree during the Coffee Can Saddle Fire
February 06, 2025 08:40 AM
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FireRescue1 Grant Center
Grants help Wash. FD buy its first electric fire engine
Redmond’s new electric fire engine, originally priced at $2.4 million, will cost the city just $264,600, thanks to funding from grants and donations
February 06, 2025 08:37 AM
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Fitness & Health
Retired Chicago firefighter looks for kidney donor
Patrick McDermott, who once saved three girls while off duty, was diagnosed with stage 5 chronic kidney disease
February 06, 2025 08:23 AM
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Search and Rescue
Rescue reveals numerous squatters inside abandoned Colo. gas station
“I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody told me there were 20 to 30 people permanently residing in the building at that time,” West Metro District Chief Sean O’Hara said
February 05, 2025 08:55 AM
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APTOPIX Aircraft Down
Recruit, Rookie and Probationary Firefighters
Rookie D.C. firefighter, Marine stands guard over soldier’s body after recovery from plane crash
Firefighter Sean Wathen, a former Marine, saw Sgt. Ryan O’Hara’s flight suit and stood by his side for nearly four hours
February 04, 2025 12:44 PM
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Brotherhood and Sisterhood
‘I’m out, let’s go': 2 of 3 severely burned Houston firefighters walk out of hospital
Firefighters Jonathan Guzman and Darren Jones, along with Captain Edward Escamilla, were burned after becoming trapped during an apartment fire
February 04, 2025 09:04 AM
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Apparatus
Texas FD invests $13M into replacing aging fire apparatus
The Amarillo Fire Department will be purchasing six new fire engines and two ladder trucks as part of a long-term replacement plan
February 04, 2025 06:00 AM
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Fire Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week 2023 theme announced: ‘Cooking safety starts with YOU!’
The NFPA reports that nearly half of all home fires involve cooking equipment
February 01, 2025 12:15 PM
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Fire Stations and Firehouses
Colo. FD uses new electric fire engine to power unveiling of new firehouse
Boulder’s new Station 3 was designed to separate toxins from living quarters and honor fallen firefighters
January 31, 2025 09:33 AM
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Legal Issues
Salt Lake City fire captain charged with sexually abusing EMS students
Authorities say the fire captain used his role as an EMT instructor to inappropriately touch students under the guise of medical assessments
January 31, 2025 08:29 AM
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