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Firefighters Union Local 2 President Jim Tracy said the real number of unvaccinated FFs is even lower as members make the best of a “rotten situation”
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Michael Rayne says he was retaliated against after reporting to a Belen city official that a fellow firefighter was sick
Robert A. “Bobby” Jones had an “unshakable sense of calm and amazing sense of humor,” said IAFF Local 5184 President Michael Karolenko
Firefighter Christopher Viviano is the 16th member of the department to die due to coronavirus
McPherson EMS EMT Randall Willems “was a hardworking, passionate firefighter that everyone loved to be around,” the McPherson Fire Department said
The Chicopee City Council approved the new contract more than a year after negotiations were halted because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Addressing the musical chairs of firefighters moving departments or just throwing in the towel on the fire service altogether
Dr. Jim Augustine offers guidance for how fire service leaders can continue the lessons from the IAFC’s Emergency Stand Down on COVID-19
Flags were flown at half-staff in honor of Firefighter Timothy Kath and fundraisers have been established for his family
“Anytime you had a question, [Battalion Chief Chris Hoover] was right there,” said Samantha East, an Asheboro Fire Department spokesperson
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