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The bill would apply to the spouses and children of police officers, corrections officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty after Jan 1. 2010
FITNESS IN FOCUS
The high school football players said they wanted to honor firefighters and police on the anniversary of 9/11 but had not received permission
Officials said the firefighter was forced to breach a wall to escape as “the room lit up on him” during a blaze on Friday
FDNY Firefighter Piotr Orlowski carried his neighbor from a burning building and evacuated his parents during the five-alarm blaze
Firefighters report losing track of time due to sleep-deprivation, worrying about their own families evacuating
Fire Chief Ralph M. Terrazas said an inspection likely would have led to the seizure of some of the chemicals that fueled the blast
Weishel has created numerous sculptures to honor fire, police and military services
The bill signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the 19th anniversary of the attacks also expands the scope of the 9/11 Worker Protection Task Force’s work
More than 200 firefighters responded to the blaze that engulfed one three-story home and spread to another
The foundation provided $8.2 million in grants and nearly 13,000 hotel rooms for first responders
Members of Rescue 5 left a candle-light ceremony at their station to respond to the blaze on the fifth floor of a seven-story building
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The open-access paper outlines how hood design, cleaning and doffing methods affect contaminatant exposure, heat stress and firefighter comfort
The program scheduled for June 20-26 seeks to bring attention to post-incident physical and psychological health
Officials said the firefighters became disoriented and were assisted from the house by other firefighters
A resident was also injured jumping from a window to escape the flames that spread through four homes
The union representing Doña Ana County firefighters questioned why paid county first responders are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine while volunteers are not required
Darryon Williams, 26, was booked on one count of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder; his bail was set at $11 million
Research shows the physiological impacts of training in realistic conditions to prepare the body for the job
The Contra Costa County firefighter and AMR paramedic were shot while responding to a medical emergency Saturday night
Toxicologist Jerry Snow, MD, joins our hosts to discuss the common symptoms and what leads to misdiagnosis in carbon monoxide poisoning
Video shows one of the firefighters leaping from the roof of the building to another building to escape
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