Military
More than 400 sailors and federal firefighters battled the blaze on the Navy assault ship for nearly five days
Fire departments must design a new paradigm for their future existence – one more focused on prevention
A fire service Stockdale course would require minimal changes to the Naval War College’s “Foundations of Moral Obligation,” using the best models of human beings under pressure
Retired police officers and firefighters have a better deal that trims only cost-of-living payments
The firefighter was attempting to extinguish a grass fire at his residence when he suffered a cardiac arrest
Veteran firefighter Dustin Hawkins suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face, neck and forearms
Robert Knight, 64, died May 1 in Washington, D.C., where he was attending a Congressional Fire Services Institute event; the cause of death is yet to be determined
Lt. Kellene Davis: “If I had known someone was in distress across the street, I would have been over there immediately”
Chief Richard Felner read a letter to the commission, saying he didn’t want a new contract; he had to stop several times, overcome with emotion
Daniel Nigro, who helped rebuild the city’s fire department after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, will lead the FDNY
Orville Fleming, 55, is wanted on suspicion of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and may be hiding in the mountains
A captain and two firefighters who were shocked, as well as the firefighter who suffered a cut, were taken to a hospital
A female firefighter said she was passed over for promotions and subjected to harassment from her supervisors
The new policy will base the amount of unused sick leave the city buys back upon the firefighter’s retirement or death on the rate at which he or she utilized that sick leave during their career
Two 14-year-old girls and a six-year-old boy sustained serious injuries and were transported to a hospital for treatment
The investigation will need to determine whether Fire Marshal Kevin Jones used the N-word and whether he used it maliciously or not
Giuseppe Falcone said he wasn’t performing welding at a building next door when the March 26 fire erupted
Orville Fleming, 55, is wanted in the stabbing death of his 26-year-old girlfriend; he may be wounded and could be armed
The pilot, who’s also a firefighter, tried to put out the fire with a garden hose before he was forced away by burning fuel
The city wants to go to a system that would pay the firefighters at most 33 percent of the sick hours they’ve accumulated
His department SUV was hit as he was responding to a fire; four civilian motorists were also hurt in the collision
The firefighter had burns to his upper body and fluid in his lungs, but is expected to be OK
Union leaders suspect Deputy Chief Chad Williamson was improperly texting with witnesses during an arbitration hearing in March
Lt. Jeffrey Newland, 50, suffered an aortic dissection four hours after going off shift
Chief Brian Sanford is stepping down because of his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease; he’s taking a new role as chief of staff for the office of public safety
Firefighters and officers allege there’s a plan to oust older firefighters in an effort to reduce pay and pension
Former fire chief Douglas Edwards died from injuries he suffered when his motorcycle struck the back of a parked delivery truck
Firefighter Kessler was threatened during her 20-year career; the judge called the department’s working environment abusive
The firefighter fell from the ladder that had been extended to the roof of the wooden-frame house, hit the porch roof and fell to the ground
Firefighter John Thomas, 56, was a 28-year veteran firefighter and EMT
Firefighter Charles Goff, 53, suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a multiple-vehicle crash
“My body has been telling me for the past couple years it’s time to go, it’s starting to break down a little bit,” Steve ‘Superman’ Wiseman said
The city filed a stay of arbitration in an effort to get a court ruling that would prevent the union from taking the matter to a state arbitrator whose decision would be binding