Fire Stations and Firehouses
Potomac Heights VFD and Rescue Squad Company 7 was responding to multiple emergency calls when a fire ignited in the firehouse kitchen
The Allentown Life Safety and Wellness Center would replace the crumbling 100-year-old Central Fire Station, offering modern facilities, gear decon space and support for firefighter health and safety
How to help younger generation firefighters improve their in-person communication skills
The 1-ton, 17-foot long sleigh referred to as the Kringle 3000 sits on display at the Halesite Fire Department all year long
The quarters of Old Engine Company No. 12 was built in 1896
Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton was killed, and Firefighter Jamal Jones was wounded, inside Firehouse No.9
Voters in Auburn approved funding that would relocate a ladder truck and provide decontamination and training space
A lack of firefighters combined with 17 engines, nine ladder trucks out for repairs, has caused officials to temporarily close three firehouses
Twin Falls’ new Station 2’s hold all of its apparatus and has a decontamination area separated from living quarters
Ashtabula Township firefighters have a second fire house staffed by part-time crews
St. Paul’s new Station 7 will house five vehicles including the city and state’s first electric fire engine
Treasure Hennessy had been given permission to use the Fort Mitchell fire station as a safe house to hide from Bradley Wayne Stokes
Prince George’s County firefighters escaped without injury from the burning Upper Marlboro firehouse
Hamden’s career firefighters will continue to staff the Whitney Avenue firehouse
Birmingham firefighter Jamal Jones went home with a surprise promotion
Canon City’s nearly $12M multi-functional firehouse will help reduce response times
Newark has not had a firehouse in its growing downtown high-rise area since 2007
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Firefighter Jordan Melton was one of two FFs shot five days ago
Springfield is building 4 new firehouses as EMS calls dramatically rise
Firefighters returned to the station to find fire coming from the roof
Bad behaviors associated with cliques may include the use of intimidation tactics, promotion of racist or sexist ideologies, or subverting the chain of command
Too much workplace stress can be harmful – and firefighters get a lot of exposure
The Rio Dell Fire Department was delayed in responding to some 60 calls because its garage doors were off the hinges and had to be pried open
Lowndes County Emergency Management Agency Director Cindy Lawrence said no one from the station was hurt
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
Decatur police officers had to remove the man, who told them he was “high on meth” as he fought with them
A man banged on the Santa Rosa station’s door and told firefighters he thought he had a bomb
A recent poll with over 900 responses reveals strong opinions on the concept of free electric vehicle charging at the fire station
The bullet struck a window over the watch desk and lodged in a binder
A Trenton police spokesperson said Kena West and Zaequan Cofield were firing at another person or persons in the area
The Trenton firefighter is in stable condition, and police are investigating the incident
Fireboat Station No. 35’s unusual structure is designed to withstand earthquakes and changing sea levels
