Fitness & Health
You can protect others, but what about yourself? Make sure you’re personally ready in the event of an emergency so you can assist others in their time of need
FITNESS IN FOCUS
“Just remember, the Boston Fire Department salutes you,” Lt. Leroy Hamilton told 8-year-old Hasani Little, who helped save five adults and 11 children
Union Fire and Hose Company #1 Chief Troy M. Dettinger served for 29 years and was described as dedicated and passionate
Chairman and Chief Executive Mike Roman says PFAS can be used safely but describes the regulatory and business environment as “rapidly evolving”
Several fundraisers seek to help Harold Baker, who lost 10 family members in the August blaze
One person in the car died, and the other was transported in critical condition
EMS providers transported the driver; Firefighters are concerned that the structure may fall further
“The most important part of my life is to help and uplift other people, so there’s no way I can give up now,” says 34-year-old J.C. LaVerde
The rear of the home partly collapsed, and the Unity firefighters were treated on scene
As they alerted firefighters to the blaze, the EMTs and medics rescued a man and four dogs and searched for a mother and baby
Kennett Captain Robert “Big Rob” Lee Moore responded to the scene of a residential house fire and later suffered a heart attack
COMPLETE COVERAGE
The girlfriend, a fellow firefighter and mother of his children, ran from the house, and a neighbor killed Carl Braxton, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said
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Capt. Brant Bristol of the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department suffered injuries to his neck
Sarah Tierney, wife of Buffalo Firefighter Jason Arno blames negligence, cites conscious pain and suffering and wrongful death
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
Fire service leaders, families gather in Emmitsburg for the annual service
Watch this year’s tribute, which honors 79 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2022 and 65 firefighters who died in previous years
“Often times we don’t really deal with our own getting hurt or being injured, so this is difficult for us,” said Capt. Jaeson Daniels, DeKalb fire spokesperson
The organization is hosting public and private events in person and is offering ways to participate from anywhere
Structural damage has prevented firefighters from entering the Newburyport building; EMS providers transported four PCI Synthesis/ SEQENS workers
Syracuse EMS providers transported the injured crewmembers and evaluated a disoriented person
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