Recent Fire News

• The ties that bind: 3 new FDNY members following in footsteps of fathers killed on the job

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  Andrew Gorumba and '9/11 legacies' Jonathan Otten and Gary Watson graduate Wednesday from the FDNY Fire Academy

• Mass. FF-paramedic in need of kidney

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  Firefighter-Paramedic Sarah Roe, a 20-year veteran of the Amherst Fire Department, is searching for the perfect organ donor

• Fla. FF dies in car crash, 2nd agency death in 2 days

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  Captain Mark Dempsey, 44, was off-duty and driving home when he crashed just a mile or two from his home, a department spokesperson said

• Chief Darryl Jones details how to engage the naysayers and be a positive change-agent

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  The Pittsburgh chief also addresses the process of improving the department's ISO rating and how the department has weathered the COVID-19 storm

• S.D. city considers FD's request of $15M for station expansion

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  Fire Chief Jason Culberson said the city has discussed expanding Fire Station One for 30 years, and encouraged council members to act quickly

• Firefighter ejected in Detroit rig crash that injured 5

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  Four firefighters were injured after their fire truck crashed into a Mercedes Benz, then hit a pole, breached a fence and collided with a house

• I need advice for taking on the PIO role

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  Chief Goldfeder offers advice, and contacts, for a firefighter stepping into the public information officer for the first time

• Austin to vote on increased police spending at the expense of FD

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  City leaders who have said if the proposition passes the firefighters could lose hundreds of jobs and be forced to sacrifice tens of millions of dollars to the police department

• Respond to ‘I can’t breathe’ like it’s a mayday – because it is

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  The death of firefighter trainee Peyton Morse is a tragic reminder that we need to change our culture, mindset and response to complaints of respiratory distress

• How to visit another firehouse without being a jerk

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  Visiting other firehouses can be fun and informative, but don't be "that guy"

• Why every firefighter hates the 'worst call' conversation

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  Why would anyone want into my nightmares?

• Do the recent federal vaccine mandates affect grant awardees?

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  Detailing the implications of the Executive Orders on fire departments that have received AFG, SAFER and FP&S funding

• Why families of first responders are the silent victims

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  They may never feel the heat of the fire, but they can feel our reactions

• The fire department closet: Being gay in bunker gear

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  I am a volunteer firefighter; I am also gay

• COVID-19: Honoring fallen firefighters

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  Remembering our brother and sister firefighters who died from coronavirus

• Peyton Morse's parents convinced his death was '100% preventable'

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  David and Stacy Morse voiced their frustrations with the investigations and detailed the culture at the fire academy where their son died

• Fla. firefighter dies from COVID-19

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  Hernando County Firefighter David Hackett, 44, served at Fire Station #14 in Brooksville

• Tenn. FD medic hit by car in hit-and-run

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  A Memphis Fire Department paramedic was hit by a driver while walking in the parking lot of a gas station

• N.Y. medic arrested for sexual assault of teen boy

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  Judah Karkowsky was working as a volunteer paramedic for the Woodmere Fire Department when the incident occurred

• Dozens of 911 center complaints filed by N.C. fire, EMS revealed

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  Allegations of delays, wrong addresses and and wrong responses make up the 55 complains submitted by the Durham Fire Department and EMS about the city’s 911 center

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