Mutual Aid

Rigs from 9 Maine EMS agencies evacuate hospital patients as FFs look for smoke source

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Ambulances from several towns and companies could be seen parked along Main Street on both sides of the hospital

Neighboring Maine towns consider sharing fire services amid staff shortages

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The towns of Jay and Livermore Falls had previously discussed sharing services in 2015

Public Safety Innovation Webinar Series

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Cradlepoint

FDNY FFs travel west to battle wildfires, support crews that helped post-9/11

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"It's an honor for us to help out the community that helped us after 9/11," said Richard DePrima, the FDNY All Hazards Team incident commander

Mutual-aid agreements: Mission-critical to rural public safety

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Interagency relationships help solidify the infrastructure of small communities

Pa. firefighters reflect on Fla. condo collapse search and rescue

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"We kept hoping that we would find somebody somewhere, but it didn't work out that way," Pittsburgh Bureau Fire Captain said of Surfside aid mission

'A shared experience that we don't take home': Ohio FFs reflect on Fla. condo collapse mission

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Ohio Task Force 1 rescue team members described the Surfside condo collapse scene as being "like a combat zone in a war movie" as they worked to find victims

Firefighters from Ariz., Tenn. deployed to assist with Ore. wildfires

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Out-of-state members will form a strike team comprised of 11 firefighters to help protect the southwest corner of Oregon

2 NY firefighters injured in commercial fire

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One Cheektowaga firefighter became dehydrated and another suffered a cut on his arm while fighting a fire in a storage facility

Departing Israel Defense Forces honored for work in Fla. condo collapse efforts

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The crew was given a key to the county and made honorary commanders of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department

Diffusing fire department battles: Cross-training is key for better understanding and empathy

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Working side-by-side highlights that personal perceptions of others’ job duties can be limited and skewed

How do I get the neighboring fire chief to work with me?

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Chief Goldfeder reacts to a chief who's trying to connect with a neighboring fire chief ... but not having much luck

Fire engulfs NJ 'High Anxiety' waterpark slide

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A raft water slide was affected by the fire and video from the scene showed huge flames and large columns of smoke pouring from it

200+ firefighters fight Phoenix recycling plant blaze

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One firefighter was injured in the response, which was determined to be the largest in the department’s history, a Phoenix Fire Department spokesman said