Fitness & Health
Cache County Fire District members, state troopers and EMS providers were responding to three other crashes at the time
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Nantucket Captain Nate Barber and another firefighter were hospitalized with smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion, and a third suffered a back injury
After being diagnosed with WTC-related cancer in 2018, an international search matched Sal Parisi with Stephen Dawkins, a professor based in England
One of the firefighters was shocked by power lines that fell at the scene
Walter “Wally” Shaw, a licensed master pyrotechnician, was wearing safety glasses and “was able to stop, drop and roll and put himself out,” his father said
The challenge now is how to show up every day, with the same energy, and resist the threats of indifference and complacency
Betty Cobb, 75, was found injured and bound with duct tape
Four were transported after a stairway collapsed and have been released, and one was treated for a heat-related illness, officials said
A firefighter was transported for a possible heart attack, one for heat exhaustion, and others were treated for minor injuries at the scene of the Jenkintown fire
Most of the injuries were related to heat exposure; seven were transported to hospitals
In high temperatures, firefighters retreated, and one became disoriented, prompting the mayday call
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Firefighters have been using fireboats and drones, but the fire may burn for days, and DNA evidence has been lost
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Greensboro responders are grappling with the tragedy, and the fire department deployed its peer-support team to the scene
Minnetonka firefighters are trying to help Tim Tripp, who is in a coma
Nine Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters and a medic unit responded after the injured driver slept overnight in the cold trunk as water got into the vehicle
The survivors have claims worth more than $10 million, attorneys for the families said
Mental health experts are issuing advice to coworkers and family members about the warning signs of someone struggling with the deaths
Crews found one of the victims sprawled out on top of the elevator; the other victim was underneath the elevator
Research shows that “it’s not how much conflict you have but how you work through that conflict that makes the difference”
Though it might be hard to find the time, it’s important for spouses of first responders to focus on their own needs, too
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