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Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane’s wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft
Dr. Rachelle Zemlok takes the Better Every Shift crew inside the psychologist’s office during First Responder Wellness Week
Fire service leaders must focus on data, not emotion, when make their case for funding, staffing and more
Heavy rainfall and low visibility grounded helicopters and complicated search and rescue efforts
Two men stole the official vehicle while it was idling outside of a hospital.
At least two people were being treated for stab wounds, four were injured by the car and two others were being treated for cuts.
David Ley was diving off the coast of Florida Thanksgiving morning when he fell ill.
The facility features a large bay area for all vehicles and equipment as well as a kitchen, office, storage and showers.
Firefighters checked the baby girl’s vital signs, cut her umbilical cord, made sure she was warm and helped her mother stay calm.
Spokane Captain Greg Borg said he pushed a patient after being sworn and spat at during a call.
Fire chief: “It was something you shouldn’t ever see.”
Police said Johnthony Walker was driving well over the posted 30 mph limit when he lost control of the bus carrying 37 children on their way home.
Four people went to the hospital after experiencing dizziness and other symptoms.
The man suffered from burns as a result of an electric shock
Officials said the envelope contained shrapnel and caused “substantial damage” to appliances in the kitchen.
Several blocks around the plant have been evacuated and the town’s schools are closed for the day
Twenty-three children were transported to the hospital after the school bus turned on its side and wrapped around a tree
As of Sunday, more than 250 people had donated nearly $17,000 through the GoFundMe
Tiffany Urresti was a former hospital ER nurse who dreamed for years of working as a flight nurse
Rescue workers, soldiers and members of India’s disaster management force pulled out people trapped inside the twisted metal and overturned coaches
Official: “We conduct these types of trainings so we can be proficient in a real-life disaster response”
The high school principal was coaching son’s baseball game when an SUV crashed through a chain-link fence and onto the field
Officials said the firefighter-paramedic felt high and experienced respiratory distress after entering a home with suspected fentanyl
The charity will raise money to buy safety equipment for first responders and help support their families when they’re injured or killed
With Thanksgiving around the corner, firefighters and paramedics took to the spirit of giving
We asked our fire service community of readers to share what they expect and want from the country’s new government
Fire officials said a passer-by found the vehicle; the woman was conscious and alert when rescuers reached her
The bus driver, an aide and a student were all on board the 16-passenger school bus at the time of the collision
Lt. Jason Adams was shot and killed while responding to a medical call in January
Vaishali Konowitz was born in 2007 at her family’s home, where firefighter-paramedic Christopher Bak helped deliver her
Officials said fatigue may have played a factor in the crash
Fire company officials said a man stole the ambulance that was parked in front of the fire station
EMS personnel and firefighters held Donald Scott until police arrived on scene