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“It’s an opportunity to do something truly meaningful with your time,” said inmate and crew member Kevin Payton
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Rusk fire and police escorted Fire Chief Donald Lankford home after his lengthy hospitalization due to COVID-19
New Florence Volunteer Fire Company President Brandon Teeter said members suffered a “devastating loss” after the four deaths
“The public interest the city has put forth to prevent death certainly outweighs the public interest in what is alleged to be civil rights violations,” said U.S. District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice
The fire chief of the Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency in Canada shares what it’s like to be the first international president to lead the IAFC in many years
NYC officials said service disruption has been minimal across agencies despite the lingering protests over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Captain Merrill Bone had served the Salt Lake City Fire Department, the United Fire Authority and the Utah Task Force 1 team
Currently, 77% of the FDNY is vaccinated; 72% percent of firefighters are vaccinated, while EMTs stand at 84%
The Ladder 113 members, who were on duty at the time, drove the ladder truck to the state senator’s office in Brooklyn
Cpl. Jerimiah Hoffstatter, a nine-year fire service veteran, was terminated following an administrative investigation
Mayor de Blasio says the city’s agencies, like FDNY and NYPD, are prepared to deal with potential staff shortages
