Recent Fire News

• Vehicle fire dangers: Burning pickup rolls into fire apparatus

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  Video underscores the importance of proper apparatus positioning and wheel chocking

• Excessive 911 calls to Tenn. fire department shows gap in resources

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  Jeffery Henson, 57, lives with a genetic neurodegenerative disease and called the fire department more than 90 times in one month

• 3 Texas firefighters injured in fire apparatus rollover crash

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  Two firefighters were rescued by civilians but a third suffered critical injuries from being stuck under the apparatus

• Small plane crashes into NY home, causing massive fire

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  Authorities said two people are dead, three are injured and one is still missing following the Cessna’s crash into the home

• Grant applications struggles: How to describe our department and area coverage

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  When struggling to find the words, think about how you talk to fellow firefighters and focus on the basics

• 8 firefighters, 2 residents hospitalized after garage fire spreads into Pa. home

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  Firefighters entered the home “with virtually no firefighting equipment available at the time” to save a resident trapped inside the home

• Ill. state labor board sides with firefighters in lawsuit

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  The Illinois Labor Relations Board upheld a decision that found City Hall didn't respond in time to the union's unfair labor practice accusations

• Search and rescue efforts underway for missing Fla. FFs who went fishing

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  JFRD's Brian McCluney and Norfolk's Justin Walker were last seen leaving the boat ramp Friday in a 24-foot center console boat

• 2 Pittsburgh firefighters injured in 5-alarm apartment fire

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  Two firefighters were transported to the hospital after sustaining injuries battling a five-alarm apartment fire in Pittsburgh

• Md. medic unit involved in crash while transporting patient

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  An Anne Arundel County medic unit was transporting a patient with serious injuries sustained in an earlier vehicle crash

• La. firefighter dies in vehicle crash on his way to work

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  Zachary Fire Chief Danny Kimble said the firefighter was on his way to work, driving his normal route when his personal vehicle struck a tree limb

• Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning

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  Researchers are finding that wildfires are too frequent, intense and severe, and are pouring more carbon into the atmosphere

• CAL FIRE pilots train on Zeus aircraft

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  The C-130 Zeus aircraft requires three crew members to operate and can stay in the air for four to five hours depending on the weight and load the aircraft

• 17 injured in Ky. crash between truck and Greyhound bus

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  First responders have cleared the scene where 17 people were injured in a two-vehicle collision between a commercial truck and a Greyhound bus

• 17 hospitalized in NC multi-passenger van crash

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  Officials say one victim was found trapped inside the van and responders used hydraulic rescue cutters and saws to remove them

• Police: Kan. firefighter at fault in fire truck crash with dump truck

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  The dump truck sustained minor damage in a two-vehicle crash involving a Kansas fire truck

• 4 residents rescued from third floor of Mass. house fire

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  Sixty Worcester firefighters worked to control the fast-moving blaze; some were treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation

• NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., family rescued from fiery plane crash

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  Officials credited the quick response by area EMS and firefighters for helping the passengers and mitigating any potential environmental problems with fuel runoff

• Code 3 Podcast: Are you ready to fight fire in the wildland/urban interface?

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  Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy talks about the “new normal” of structural and wildland firefighting crossover

• Fighting fire from an ambulance: A difficult but rewarding job

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  Firefighter/paramedics assigned to the ambulance face unique challenges but also gain unparalleled experience

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