Entertainment
Ventura Fire Captain Fernando Calderon explains how the survival challenge has made him a better company officer
What tunes will you be rocking as you’re working around the station waiting for the next scary tone to drop?
A Netflix documentary about the deadly blaze balances themes of loss with courage and fortitude
Southold Fire Department Firefighter Steve Gehreng suggested the reveal idea; other firefighters had seen photos of other departments doing similar reveals on social media
The video featured local rapper Eatem wearing department gear and, at times, sitting inside and on the front of a fire truck
Now, in addition to being a burly, upright bear in a ranger hat, Smokey is an animated emoji that celebrities — including Stephen Colbert, Jeff Foxworthy and Al Roker — are speaking through
CBS announced a new one-hour special competition, “Lip Sync to the Rescue,” which will pit first responders against each other in a lip sync battle showdown
The Seabrook Fire Department retrieved NASA memorabilia from Challenger Astronaut Ronald Erwin McNair’s widow’s home after it went up in flames
Sam Springsteen, 25, took a civil service exam last year, the results of which were released last weeek
The award-winning singer created the My People Fund in the aftermath of a 2016 fire that killed 14 people and destroyed 2,500 homes
Buffalo Station House’s wall decor features art, police and fire department memorabilia collected by the owners and donated by community members
Nearly 20 years after the original became a classic, the sequel to Backdraft is finally happening
Verizon’s “The Team that Wouldn’t Be Here” series consists of 12 commercials and a documentary featuring NFL stars who owe their lives to first responders
Filmmakers Alex Jablonski and Kahlil Hudson documented what it’s like to go through the grueling and treacherous training to become a wildland firefighter
“The Team that Wouldn’t Be Here” shares the stories of NFL players who were saved by first responders
“The Fire Asylum” follows six firefighters who spent 26 hours inside an old penitentiary as part of an intense training program
Frank Sansonetti, who was on the scene at Ground Zero on 9/11, is competing against other athletes to be named a Titan
The four-piece band of musically inclined firefighters plays traditional Irish and Scottish marches at around 20 events each year
A firefighter from Brockton, Mass., made his PGA debut at the U.S. Open before competing in the Masters in Augusta
Trading his turnout gear for a pair of tights and a green coat, firefighter-paramedic Brendan Sullivan challenged “random pillow warriors” to spirited fights
By digging trenches to create a fire break, a private firefighting crew saved the celebrity couple’s home, along with other homes in their neighborhood
The actor teamed up with Wild Turkey and presented “turkey feasts” to first responders, 911 dispatchers and emergency room staff
Keith Urban dedicated his Charlottesville concert to Lt. Brad Clark, who was killed when a tractor-trailer crashed into his fire truck
The Boston Fire Department gave the tickets, donated to them by UFC fighter Conor McGregor, to patients at the Shriners Hospital for Children
The children of Keith Young, who died of 9/11-related cancer, pitched his innovative cutting board to the Sharks, who all collaborated on a deal
In the years since Sept. 11, 2001, firefighters have been elevated in TV shows, movies and advertising as modern heroes
Fans and firefighters packed Harry Buffalo in downtown Orlando to watch 30-year-old Lt. Emanuel “Manny” Washington flambé his way through the finale
The much-lauded documentary about three women fighting against the opioid crisis in Huntington, West Virginia, has been nominated for another award
The Zagreb Fire Department pretended their World Cup viewing party was interrupted by an alarm in their viral video
Agencies are submitting lip sync videos on Facebook in a nationwide challenge among first responders
Thomas Kofron finished his qualifying round at No. 3 among the top 30 male competitors, with a final time of 3 minutes and 10.56 seconds
Cal Fire firefighter Thomas Kofron, who helped battle the Thomas Fire, will be featured on an episode of the hit show
“Firefighters,” a film based on the New York Times article “The Incarcerated Women Who Fight California’s Wildfires,” will star actress Margot Robbie
