Mutual Aid

Crews were assisted by off-duty firefighters, police officers and bystanders during the rescues

Several factors contribute to how dispatch centers work – and hiring to fill seats will undoubtedly lead to issues

Two of the new crew members are EMTs, which will assist Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department since a bulk of their runs require EMS

One firefighter was knocked unconscious after a metal grate fell on his head

Among the losses at the Glenburn station were a fire engine tanker, three grass units and a rescue truck

A second alarm response was requested to help save Kingston Fire Chief Graham Pellerin's home

The injured firefighter was part of the mutual aid response to the two-alarm blaze

Recruitment efforts can focus on non-traditional members, people who live outside the area and even members of neighboring departments

Fire/EMS and law enforcement personnel worked together to bring the organs and doctors to Cincinnati Children's Hospital amid gridlocked traffic

Officials from at least one of the departments that arrived to put out the fire said they were not a part of any training exercise

While last year was one of the most chaotic years in recent memory, thousands of Australian and U.S. firefighters rang in 2020 with the world already on fire

The University of Connecticut Fire Department stepped in when the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association became overwhelmed with a spike in cases at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution