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Jessica Buchanan shares lessons of change, choice and hope from her 93-day captivity in Somalia
Boston firefighters had difficulty removing the injured sailor due to narrow areas inside the historic ship
Firefighter Brice Trossbach was trapped when the first floor of the house collapsed
James Will Padgett was arrested after an amount of the drug valued at $40 was sold to an undercover investigator
They broke through the trailer’s siding and found the woman on a bed in cardiac arrest; they pulled her outside and started CPR
Ted Lazar joined the department when he was 21; back then, he could see the fire station from his house and hear the siren
Scott Bruggeman, 45, suffered a heart attack while restraining an ER patient in 2014; he was later diagnosed with sarcoidosis
A fire captain and firefighter claimed the officer was unprofessional and disrespectful; they recanted their report after being shown body camera footage
Fire Chief Kerri Donis said the report isn’t about blame, but should be viewed as a handbook to guide firefighters and prevent another accident from happening
David Madrigal, 59, had been a firefighter for 26 years and was just months away from retirement at the time of his death
Originally from Arizona, Kenny Bower was friends with Andrew Ashcraft, one of the 19 Hotshots killed in the Yarnell Hill fire in 2013
Clarence “Speed” Hartbank was surveying damage to a ground-level bunker when he fell through a hole and into the fire; he suffered burns over 38 percent of his body
Firefighter Kenneth K. Harris, 56, suffered a cardiac arrest and died just hours after finishing his shift
A fire lieutenant will not be held accountable for his actions that may have contributed to the death of a toddler because he was allowed to retire before facing discipline
Valentine Cholminski described being a firefighter as a job that comes naturally to a person
Larry Edward Combest, 45, is on paid administrative leave; he’s being held on an $850,000 bond
Michael Mullane, 68, was a firefighter for more than four decades; he also represented the IAFF for more than 30 years as vice president
Chief David Kray, 70, retired in early December after 30 years as chief and almost 50 years on the fire department
David Madrigal died of blunt-force trauma to the head; supporters are hoping to raise a $10,000 reward
Ernie Bouthiette went into cardiac arrest due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; he didn’t know he had the heart condition until he woke up in the hospital
The cause of firefighter David Madrigal’s death was blunt force trauma to the head; he had not been shot as previously reported
The lieutenant allegedly tried to throw a napkin to get the attention of a staff worker, but instead hit the commissioner on the back of the head
Michael Bettis was the squad captain when a member died on April 25 after a boat capsized during a recovery operation
Capt. Willie Ratliff, a 35-year veteran, was two shifts away from retirement; he was remembered as tough and loyal
Sidney “Sid” Winer, 92, sustained serious fractures to both feet and had his right leg amputated below the knee on Dec. 3
Capt. Paul Phillips was set to retire Dec. 31 after 11 years with the department
Capt. Herbie Johnson was killed in Nov. 2012 while battling flames in the attic of a two-story home
The commission concluded Capt. Denton Morgan violated the fire department’s code of ethics by being dishonest about the incident
Fire officials said there was nothing around the open elevator shaft to alert firefighters that a hazard was present
Other firefighters quickly reached 15-year veteran Daniel Capuano, 42, and got him to an ambulance; he was pronounced dead at the hospital
Jeff Kindrick was looking for fellow firefighters in a warehouse fire when a wall collapsed on him after jumping from a third floor
Capt. Scott Carroll, 48, fell ill while working a duty shift
The human brain plays tricks on itself to cope and that can lead to dangerous fireground decisions
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