International Firefighting
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Dozens of departments brought jackets, boots, helmets, air packs and more to the Oronoco Fire Department
Tyler Graf started unraveling the mystery of his early life after meeting Chilean firefighters who were in Texas for training
“I don’t think there’s a single firefighter that watches what’s happening in Ukraine right now and doesn’t feel a little heartsick,” said Greg Zimmerman
Families of missing firefighters say they are treated as ‘second-class’ crews and not enough has been done to find them
The blasts claimed the lives of at least 114 people, including at least 21 firefighters and 64 are still missing
One doctor called the survival of the 19-year-old firefighter found after 32 hours ‘miraculous;' An unknown number of firefighters are still missing
Rescuers pulled out a firefighter who was trapped for 32 hours; at least 56 people were killed and more than 720 injured
Officials said a total of 701 people were injured, including 71 in serious condition; they gave no figure for the missing
About 97 firefighters and aircraft contained the fire in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone
The boy donated his great-grandfather’s pocket watch to the firefighting museum that was once his station; he died in the line of duty
Masive aerials, no LDH hoses and six-person rigs were some of the interesting concepts on display at Interschutz
Fire Chief Ernie Polsom said the decision was made because there are benefits that exist to serve firefighters in these situations
Fire crews performed a logistically difficult rescue to extricate uninjured man from the truck’s bin
Officials said the death toll might rise once firefighters are able to gain full access to the site
Official: “Their culture doesn’t allow them to have a mixed gender response, but there’s lots of times when men are away on business ... which leaves them quite vulnerable.”
About 200 people trapped by one fire were plucked off a beach by rescue boats
Officials launched a massive six-hour search after he walked into the forest to relieve himself in privacy and never came back; a buddy system is in the works
A string of suspected arsons, inexperienced volunteer staff and a truck ladder that isn’t high enough has pushed firefighters to their physical and mental limits
A photo shows the man posing for a cell phone picture in front of a multi-vehicle crash where responders freed a woman with a leg injury
The fire appears to have started in a first floor bedroom of the three-story building; the cause of the fire was being investigated
The smoke from dozens of fires burning in Saskatchewan travel high into the atmosphere, where the upper layers have strong winds that can carry the smoke great distances
Fire caused by malicious intentions was not anticipated, and provisions to keep out hazardous materials were not in place
Retired firefighter Lawrence Drake, 48, revived a woman, her pregnant daughter and an 8-year-old boy
Smoke from the man’s self immolation killed two passengers an sickened 26; fire officials do not know why the man set himself on fire
Ryan Bjolverud, 32, the son of an assistant deputy fire chief, had been drinking and wasn’t wearing a life-jacket
Colored theatrical powder thrown from the stage onto about 1,000 people somehow ignited and exploded
A report found the fire service had a toxic workplace culture that was hostile toward women, which led to the resignation of a long-serving fire chief
Firefighters had to chip away at sections to reach the caver, who suffered back injuries and was evacuated by helicopter to a nearby hospital
The cost of purchasing and outfitting the eight bicycles will offset savings in fuel purchase and other areas
Firefighters said they started stoning the fire truck before pouring petrol and setting it ablaze; the protests are over inadequate parking space
The department uses the cameras to teach new volunteers about what to do while on a call and also for promotion purposes
The fire flared up again after one of the tanks depressurized and resulted in a fuel leak; officials have launched a criminal investigation
The fire was apparently sparked accidentally by workers on the roof; everyone inside evacuated without injury