Mutual and Automatic Aid
The three-alarm fire in Millville was complicated by water supply issues, collapsing structures and a severed gas line
Painesville firefighters responding to a pull station alarm faced fire in a thermal oxidizing unit, extending to the roof
Firefighters attempted an interior attack on the Southfield fire, but fire conditions drove them out
Several factors contribute to how dispatch centers work – and hiring to fill seats will undoubtedly lead to issues
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
Nearly 50 people were displaced in the blaze at a two-story residential building
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
Oakland union representatives and officials from neighboring cities said the brownouts will have a “cascading effect” on local fire and EMS response
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Fire officials say the call to assist hospitals is the first time the system has been used for something other than a major wildfire
The airman with the 167th Airlift Wing Fire Department was fatally injured Sunday while responding to a request for mutual aid
One firefighter was struck by falling debris and several other sustained minor injuries while battling the blaze
The new computer-aided dispatch system allows for immediate automated selection of the closest available fire and EMS unit for all emergency calls
Starr County Sheriff Rene Fuentes credited more than two-dozen entities with assisting in the harrowing rescue effort
Helmet camera video shows a Bladensburg (Prince George’s County) volunteer firefighter cursing at a D.C. firefighter after an engine was parked on a hose line
Ohio and Kentucky fire departments work in a unified command to manage a fire and hazmat incident on the Brent Spence Bridge connecting the states
The Valley Stream (N.Y.) Fire Department firefighters were injured when a chimney collapsed onto them
The Washington Township Fire Department will shut down immediately as contact tracing is conducted
About 200 firefighters responded to the blaze at the three-story building
The five Yarmouth firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and lacerations
Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Duncan Henderson, 65, was on his way to assist at a grass fire when his vehicle overturned
The Fairhaven firefighters’ union spoke out against staffing cuts in the neighboring city of New Bedford
Lisbon Firefighter Justin Sayre surprised his girlfriend with help from another local fire department and a smoke machine
Street Medics Austin has aided several people injured by police projectiles and coordinates to help ambulances access patients
Chiefs speak of balancing the pain of injustice and their duty to serve the community
Examining the extraordinary measures to recruit current and former volunteers to fill gaps in career staffing
