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The fire damaged the inside of the building, including more than 260 packages that were ready to be mailed to U.S. troops
The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies searched about 24,000 square miles looking for the missing boaters
JFRD’s Brian McCluney and Norfolk’s Justin Walker were last seen leaving the boat ramp Friday in a 24-foot center console boat
Angela “Nicole” Chadwick-Hawkins suffered fatal injuries while conducting a prescribed burn
Capt. Brian Seidenschmidt was one of two firefighters to fly today, honored for leading the efforts to rescue the Thunderbird crew in the 2017 mishap
The department rejected Special Operations Chief Shaun Donovan’s application because the son of Staten Island parents was deemed too old by the current state rules by 6 months and 25 days
West Point spokeswoman Katie Felder said the accident Thursday morning was in an area where cadet summer training takes place
Barry Boulton, Sr. was a retired U.S. Marine colonel and retired detective with the Hollywood (Florida) Police Department
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Thousands of Marines, firefighters and other responders in their dress uniforms lined both sides of Fifth Avenue for nearly a mile
Firefighters along the way paid their respects to Staff Sgt. Christopher Slutman, who was a 15-year veteran of the FDNY
The Raytown Fire District tweeted a video showing three firefighters pushing the man seven blocks to his home
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Christopher Slutman was a 15-year FDNY member who was among three American service members killed by a roadside bomb Monday
An American flag was found untouched in the veterans’ meeting room and was saved before the building was fully engulfed in flames
Emergency crews received reports of 100 to 150 people out on the ice with many trapped on the ice that had separated from shore
Sen. Chris Jacobs visited Brighton Fire Department to present Elmer Wienclawski with his Veteran of the Month award
William Paine contracted throat cancer after on-the-job asbestos exposure and has communicated through a prosthesis for over 15 years
Firefighters intervened after Greg Ferone’s father, a retired Vietnam War Army captain, could not attend his graduation
Toledo Fire and Rescue Firefighter and Navy veteran Allen Skomer said he couldn’t let the flag “just go to waste”
A veteran and his wife, who are moving to North Carolina, packed up a large storage truck filled with most of their belongings to help dozens of families
Two different fire departments and a stranger helped Ed DeKnight get home safely after he found himself stranded at the grocery store
U.S. Navy Airman Isaiah Johnson dressed up as a firefighter and responded to a “fire alarm” at his parent’s house after getting leave to see them for the holiday
Warriors Heart finds alcohol abuse is the most common addiction in veterans and first responders
Hague Volunteer Fire Department Lt. Michael Cherubini was riding in an apparatus in a parade when he fell ill
Phoenix Fire Department fire veteran and U.S. Army Captain Juston Doherty died of an unknown cause while on active military duty
The North Patchogue Fire Department held a ceremony to dedicate a fire truck to war veteran Lt. Michael Murphy, who was killed in the line of duty in 2005
A federal investigation was launched after a whistleblower alerted authorities about records that falsely showed his attendance at trainings he never completed
Two Birmingham Fire and Rescue responders transported a 30-year military veteran to the hospital and finished his yardwork afterward
“My whole life has been to serve and protect and in one day it was all taken away from me,” Eric Hardy said while recalling the fire aboard the USS Miami
The Portland Fire Department was contacted by the Maine Medical Center to help honor a Marine veteran who served two tours in Iraq
“He was good at everything he did. If he ran for president, I would not have been surprised,” retired FDNY Battalion Chief Richard Portell said
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