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The airman with the 167th Airlift Wing Fire Department was fatally injured Sunday while responding to a request for mutual aid
Royce Engeldrum, the son of Firefighter Christian Engeldrum, will soon be assigned to a fire station in one of the five boroughs
Scales Mount Fire Protection District Capt. Leo W. Werner, 67, was a 46-year veteran of the department and a U.S. Army veteran
Chief John McDonald, 54, began his firefighting career in 1974 as a volunteer firefighter
The firefighter suffered a cardiac arrest while putting out a house fire; firefighters rendered aid immediately
27-year veteran Robert Fogle became ill while training on the maze with SCBA
Firefighter Tim Jansen was run over by a fire truck at a cottage fire in December 2012
Two firefighters were injured while battling the fire; one suffered a fractured foot and the other was treated for smoke inhalation
The audit criticized the department for giving firefighters hefty longevity payments and failing to use volunteers
The department’s reasons for suspending the two assistant chiefs were not immediately known
Robert Sallee, 82, died from complications following open heart surgery; the 1949 wildfire killed 13 smokejumpers
Sonia Morales Martinez had more than 5,000 hours of experience flying aircraft and was a veteran firefighter
Lt. Raymond Glover was charged with failure to yield right of way involving death; he was not tested for any impairment based on his behavior at the scene
Note left on the $123 receipt read, “Firefighters — Thanks for being there for us! Have a good weekend”
His hope is to raise $25,000 for the Fallen Firefighters Foundation
Firefighter Patrick Schultz is in extremely critical condition after he was injured in a fiery plane crash that killed three other people
Dennis Light hopes to return the department to a sense of normalcy following the deaths last summer of 19 Granite Mountain Hotshot crew members
Deputy Fire Chief David Fiori, 59, had responded to an incident within 24 hours
Lt. Matt Schlossman claimed he taught 17 separate classes for firefighters over two years; fire officials said not a single class was ever held
The stand down was issued after a 52-year-old firefighter suffered a heart attack while trying to complete a physical fitness test in April
Asst. Chief Charles Dowd is one of subjects of a federal investigation into FirstNet; he has been transferred to run the transit division for reasons unknown
Bill Whitmore began his fire department career in 1946; he is in his 65th year as a volunteer firefighter
Firefighter Brad Harper was at the scene of a mulch fire on May 18, 2013 when he became trapped between a fire engine and a door of an ambulance
Part of a ceiling crossbeam struck firefighter Matthew Clapp while battling a fire; he’s now on the mend four months later
The firefighter suffered minor injuries and the cause of the fire remains under investigation
Ted Drake, a fire supervisor at the Honor Conservation Camp, suffered a cardiac arrest while participating in a pack test for red card certification
Firefighter William “Mark” Braswell was a 20-year veteran with the Houston Fire Department and was also a volunteer firefighter
Sandra Schiess, the first female fire chief in the Kansas City area, is leaving to become the federal disaster recovery coordinator for FEMA
Retired captain Lito Lemus underwent emergency surgery to clear a blockage in his heart; he is in stable condition
The report says the firefighters are not to blame, but were victims of a “systemic deficiency in ... training and preparation”
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie bring expert perspective to hot topics, frontline tactics and leadership lessons that firefighters and officers need to be safe and successful
The former firefighter and Vietnam War helicopter pilot pulled two women and one man from the water
Nearly a year after Capt. Bill Dowling was critically injured, his wife still wants answers about what happened, what started the fire and what went wrong that day
