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Rigid schedules and unclear expectations are costing volunteer fire departments recruits
FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito explains why fire and EMS work best as one agency — and what’s driving the department’s EMS staffing crunch
After social media users questioned a Sun Prairie firefighter’s lack of urgency during a Windsor house fire, officials explained his role and how crews coordinate roles like scene assessment and interior attack
Orlando firefighters work on truck company operations
The ballot measure would merge Pearl Fire Protection District into Spring Creek Fire Protection District, giving Spring Creek legal jurisdiction to improve service in Pearl, where it has already served as the contracted department for 25 years
The Airbus AS332 was seen yawing left and descending rapidly immediately after its third water drop following the Dome Fire, killing both crew members just after maintenance crews had tightened the bucket’s pressure regulator
The lithium-ion battery fire blocked the family’s exit, killing an 11-year-old boy and critically injuring his father, father’s girlfriend and two brothers, as FDNY firefighters crawled past flames to complete rescues
Jacksonville Firefighter/Paramedic Josue Garcia-Otero and his wife helped treat critically injured passengers after surviving a high-speed rail collision that killed at least 68 people
The new Tazewell County Volunteer Fire Company organizes all 170 volunteers and 11 stations under three battalion chiefs, funded by a 4.7% meals tax, with plans to add a paid part-time engine crew by spring to address staffing shortages
The boy held onto a rope for about 25 minutes while standing knee-deep in sewage after falling through a foot-wide vent pipe opening at Hickman Sanitation Company in West Chester