Recent Fire News

• 2 Maine FFs injured battling mobile home fire

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  Old Orchard Beach Fire Chief Fred LaMontagne said hot and humid weather affected firefighting efforts

• Pothole-riddled road at Conn. state park to be repaired after years of first responder complaints

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  First responders said they have had to slowly navigate large apparatus around the potholes to respond to many emergencies at the park's pond and cliff-hiking area

• 7 FDNY FFs injured at warehouse fire, man arrested

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  Officials said several propane tanks fell into the warehouse when the roof partially collapsed

• Father, son resign, firefighter exam results scrapped after cheating allegations

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  Norwalk's mayor said an investigation found a firefighter may have fed exam answers to his son during the entry-level firefighting exam

• Miss. FF killed in propane tank explosion

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  Firefighter Rodney Herndon, a 40-year fire service veteran who served at multiple departments and worked for a gas company, died when the propane tank he was filling exploded

• Fire Command: A poem dedicated to all first responders

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  ‘This is the answer why we are God’s chosen’: A fire captain shares feelings about the job during a dark time of his life

• Warehouse fires: The big fire that requires big water

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  What firefighters need to know about size-up, ventilation, fire attack – and when to go defensive

• Orlando firefighters extricate teen from locked gun safe

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  Firefighters used hydraulic extrication tools to free the 15-year-old from the safe at a gun store showroom

• 3 FFs injured, 2 engines damaged in Colo. grass fire

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  Officials believe the 10-acre fire may have been caused by malfunctioning land management equipment

• Pa. volunteer fire, ambulance fundraisers hurt by COVID-19

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  Officials say some departments have lost more than $20,000 from a canceled event

• LODD: Hawaii fire equipment operator dies during EMS call

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  Hawaii Fire Department Equipment Operator Eric Hayashi, 49, died Saturday from a suspected heart attack

• Fire engineers: 12 rookie mistakes

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  Viewed as opportunity or setback, the jump to the driver's seat brings a new set of responsibilities for firefighters

• Portland to pay $240K in retroactive pension benefits to 20 FF, police retirees

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  An arbitrator ruled in favor of the retirees, whose pension came out to exceed their annual pay due to an "anomaly" in the system

• The ugly truth about firefighting the public doesn't understand

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  They will never feel the profound sadness that we do as a result of seeing too much

• Ala. FF indicted on rape charges after on-duty arrest

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  Steven Todd Hallford, 51, was arrested after a patient reported during a medical call that he had sexually assaulted her

• Navigating politics and budgets during trying times

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  Fire Chief Marc Bashoor speaks with Baltimore City Chief Niles Ford about how fire service leaders can manage political and financial challenges in the modern era

• The opportunity to serve: How the ADA changed the fire service

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  The ADA allows potential firefighters to be judged on what they can do, not on what others perceive their capabilities to be

• Whistleblower lawsuit alleges training, safety lapses at Minn. FD

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  Former St. Paul Fire Training Officer Jovan Palmieri alleges that Chief Butch Inks gutted training staff and allowed "poorly performing" recruits to graduate

• Firefighter-engineer, retired CAL FIRE captain dies battling Calif. wildfire

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  Officials said Big Pine Volunteer Fire Department Engineer Pete Hein died from an "acute medical emergency" while fighting the Stagecoach Fire

• 14 Wash. wildland FFs quarantined after 1 tests positive for COVID-19

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  The firefighters had served in close quarters together while battling a 2,000-acre blaze in northeast Washington

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