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A leader’s success is often on the shoulders of so many supporters
Bob Gear has led Benton County Fire District 1 and the Pasco Fire Department; he also responded to the World Trade Center attack on 9/11
The CommanDING Tech Challenge was designed to encourage the development of advanced incident command dashboards for first responders
The ceremony took special notice of 3 killed in action among 100 who passed away or died in the line of duty last year
Capt. Richard Meagher, who used CPR and a defibrillator to bring a 9-month-old child back to life, was among the 22 firefighters honored
Chief Tom Carr was tasked with bringing about change that was required following the tragic deaths of nine firefighters in 2007
The incident began with a pilot and student who made a crash landing, but obstacles developed along the way
Chief Ron Siarnicki played a lead role in creating the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives as part of the NFFF’s Everyone Goes Home program
Capt. Eric Hankins, of the Yuba City Fire Department, rescued 2 children from a burning apartment
The family of fallen Lt. Stephen M. Cospelich accepted the Medal of Honor award