Recent Fire News

• Photos: 160+ Mass. hospital patients evacuated due to 9-alarm transformer fire

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  Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area

• Fire on United flight forces plane to land

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  San Diego firefighters said an exterior laptop battery pack caught fire in the cabin; four people were hospitalized after the flight was evacuated

• Video: First responder training for luxury EV emergency response

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  Plus a call to manufacturers and legislators to provide more funding, education and resources to properly equip first responders

• Ga. FD welcomes German firefighter as part of exchange program

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  Firefighter Sandra Hoffman from Halle, Germany, will join the Savannah Fire Department, and a SFD member will travel to Germany in 2024

• Ground Zero firefighter to attend State of the Union address

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  Former Firefighter Michael Weinstock, who suffers from a neurological condition, hopes to raise awareness of the healthcare needs of 9/11 emergency responders

• Volunteer FFs, EMS providers exempt from N.Y. county property taxes

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  "We ... hope this exemption helps efforts to attract more volunteers to our fire and ambulance companies, to enable more life-saving work that benefits us all," a Rensselaer County executive said

• 80+ LACoFD FFs to join rescue efforts in Turkey, Syria after massive quake

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  Los Angeles County is sending dozens of search-and-rescue crewmembers, along with six search dogs and three structural engineers

• Registration now open for 2023 U.S. Police & Fire Championships

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  The Olympics-style games welcome first responders from around the country to compete in 50 different sports at venues throughout San Diego

• Aid, rescuers from around the world rush to Turkey, Syria after deadly quake

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  Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers and a half-dozen specially trained dogs were sent to Turkey to help with rescue efforts

• The traffic safety cone has been in use for decades – here's how it got reinvented

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  Enhanced visibility, compact storage and easy deployment make the old familiar new again, while improving safety for emergency responders

• 2 high-ranking FDNY chiefs give up titles after commissioner demotes 3 other chiefs

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  The uproar came ahead of a number of promotions scheduled for Tuesday

• FDNY joins descendants to honor 3 firefighters killed in 1923 train crash

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  The firefighters' great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren witnessed the ceremony at Engine 285/Ladder 142

• 3 members of Ohio FD die within days of each other

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  Columbus Battalion Chief Richard Richardson's occupational cancer death was followed by the losses of Firefighters Michael Calafatis and Gary D. Childers

• LODD: Ore. firefighter dies after medical emergency during training

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  Gresham Firefighter Brandon Norbury previously served as a Navy Seal and with the local police department

• Mayday: Chicago firefighter hurt at commercial building fire

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  Officials said the crewmember was hospitalized and stabilized; extra equipment was needed to extinguish the blaze

• Addressing secondary trauma in public safety

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  Learn how to confront trauma that occurs after a difficult call and how to end the stigma surrounding getting help

• Hawaii firefighter dies after being sucked into storm drain, resuscitated

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  Maui County FD's Tre' Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week

• Pa. county issues $47,000 in tax credits to volunteer firefighters, EMS staffers

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  Cumberland County applicants who met the qualifications received payments ranging from $87 to $250 each

• Photos: Seattle firefighters rescue 115 dogs from pet daycare fire

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  Four dogs suffered smoke inhalation, crew members performed CPR, and the pets were transported to a veterinary hospital

• Researchers launch online tool for fire investigators to document exposures to hazards

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  The International Association of Arson Investigators intends to use the data to better understand and characterize risks and exposures

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