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The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a lawsuit alleging two Flint firefighters were grossly negligent for failing to search a room where two boys later died
Kansas City’s finance committee rejected a proposed $915,000 settlement for a firefighter who killed three people in a 2021 crash
About 30 people were rescued from a burning Milwaukee apartment building that lacked a sprinkler system
William “Billy” Tucker is serving a life sentence in the death of Hamilton Firefighter Patrick Wolterman
“It’s a significant blow to us,” said West Chester Twp. Fire Chief Rick Prinz, who said counseling and therapy dogs are available to crewmembers
Essex County Emergency Services Director Max Thwaits III also served as chief of the Jay VFD and as an EMT for the AuSable Forks Volunteer Ambulance Squad
Doris Jagiello disappeared when a downpour struck a recently burned area
Crewmembers rushed the child to an ambulance and tried to resuscitate her, but she went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital
A 91-year-old patient died and a 36-year-old paramedic was severely injured when flames engulfed the back of the ambulance in a hospital parking lot
Residents of mountain communities have had to flee as a heat wave strains the state power grid and moisture from a tropical storm threatens to bring floods
It took Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority and the Renton Regional Fire Authority firefighters nearly eight hours to recover the man’s body
The mother of Spring Valley Fire Department 2nd Lieutenant Jared Lloyd is suing the assisted living facility, the village, building inspectors and two rabbis
Two women died in NorCal’s Mill Fire, now 55% contained, and two civilians were killed in SoCal’s Fairview Fire, just 5% contained
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At a procession in honor of Barnes City Fire Department Captain Gary DeCook, fellow first responders drove a vehicle that was special to him
Heavy fire and smoke caused confusion about who was injured, said LAFD Deputy Chief Richard Fields, who described the extrication and transport timing
Twenty-two years ago, Manchester Firefighter David A. Anderson passed away on scene, and the two boys he was working to rescue did not survive
The AAR on the death of Frederick County Battalion Chief Joshua Laird suggests revising SOPs to provide strategies for basement fires
The Honolulu Fire Department is leading the investigation with assistance from federal, state and local agencies
Judge Hugo J. Loza found one teen committed arson and found the other not responsible for crimes linked to the killing of Ramon Figueroa and Patrick Jones
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
The post circulated as the Miami-Dade Police Department was mourning the loss of Detective Cesar Echaverry, who was shot in the head
On a fundraising site created for Capt. Steve Biakanja, San Jose Fire Station 16 crews are asking for community support to help “ease the burden of this tragedy”
Seeking closure nearly two decades after I believe an EMS provider sought to steal from my family as I worked to save my dad’s life
“This is crazy. I didn’t even bury my kids yet,” said Nescopeck volunteer firefighter Harold Baker, adding that relatives of his were among the 17 injured
The first services are for two young siblings; more services for relatives of Nescopeck Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Harold Baker will be held over the weekend
Collin Hagan, a firefighter with the Craig Interagency Hotshot Crew, was battling the Big Swamp Fire near Lemolo Lake
The vacant rowhouse where three firefighters were killed in January was damaged in a 2015 fire that left several firefighters injured
Firefighters must remain vigilant at explosion response scenes, particularly when the blast source has yet to be identified
L.A. County lawyers argued first responders working the scene needed the photos, and officials took swift action after learning some photos had been shared
Melvin “Dennis” Fortney III also taught at a community college and had retired as a battalion chief for Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue
A pickup driver reportedly ran a red light, causing the apparatus to flip onto its side; Memphis Driver David Pleasant served for 32 years
Evansville Fire Chief Mike Connelly said the department has not confirmed how many of the houses were occupied at the time of the blast because “some were too unstable to enter”
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