Junior Firefighter
Plaistow’s program was launched in Oct. 2022 and has seen its number of junior firefighters more than double
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Mahoning and Valley township fire departments joined together to give young people a look inside the fire service
Northfield Junior Firefighter Matthew Rousseau, 16, was killed Tuesday when a vehicle carrying him and four of his classmates struck a tree and caught fire
The program that trains teens between the ages of 14 and 17 is accepting new members after a few years of dormancy
Woodland High School student volunteers relieved exhausted adult firefighters after almost six hours into battling the fire
Will Potter, 27, had been a member of the Waterville Fire Department for six months and made a lasting impression with his fellow firefighters
Wyatt Taylor is “getting back to normal life” after being critically injured in an ATV crash and spending seven weeks in the hospital
Police said Capt. George Matis, Jr. and junior firefighter Parker Hess were inside a station office when Matis’s gun discharged
In Michael Zier’s honor, firefighters put a thin red line across their engine, hung up a wreath and put his gear out on display
The experience has been so positive for two juveniles that they are now junior firefighters
Thane “Bobby” Lucas was burning garbage when something inside exploded and struck him in the neck
Officials said an underage female junior firefighter performed CPR on a patient that later died
Thane Lucas, 15, was burning garbage when something inside exploded and struck him in the neck
He was burning garbage when something inside exploded and struck him in the neck; his firefighter brother tried to save his life
Lucas Patchen’s coach wouldn’t let him play in a game since he missed the team’s bus
Police stated junior firefighter Parker Hess was shot when Capt. George Matis Jr. removed his legally owned gun from a holster and it fired
George Matis Jr., 21, has been charged with criminal homicide after shooting and killing 16-year-old firefighter Parker Hess.
The teen admitted to recording pictures and video of a female paramedic; he withdrew his application after backlash
Fire Chief Randy Schroeder said his department is shocked by the arrest
Zachary Barfield’s brother was killed in a car crash last year; he was an avid supporter of a children’s cancer research charity
The 16-year-old admitted to deputies that he set three homes, a business and a wooded area on fire
The EMT allegedly exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos with the junior firefighter for several months
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Katlyn Mitchell was pregnant with firefighter Jeff Buck’s son when he was fatally injured during a porch collapse in a house fire; he never got to hear the news that he was having a son
Officials said Chief Kenny Steiner could return to duty but only in an administrative role
Jacob Hawthorne was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma; firefighters surprised him with the kind gesture during his 17th birthday party
Police said it started with text messages to the 16-year-old and developed into telling her to come over to his house
The fire chief said the trip served as a bonding moment not only among fathers and children, but among the young firefighters
The program is open to students between the ages of 15 and 17; there is no cost to attend
Volunteer firefighter Adam Glaze remains in the hospital after undergoing surgery and skin grafts
He performed CPR until paramedics arrived; the umpire is in stable condition
He had no idea his son was in danger; the 15-year-old junior firefighter’s heart was donated
