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The N.C. firefighter suffered minor injuries; it is unclear if charges were filed against the driver
She apparently set the fire after a fight with her mother, then fled the apartment
‘He died doing what he loved — fighting fires and serving the city’
The man accused of vandalizing the statue was issued a summons and released
There were no injuries to crew, patient or police officer and no damage to the ambulance
Planning, or failing to do so, for a line of duty death won’t change if one will happen; it will change what happens after
A 911 caller gave police a description of the vandal, which led to his arrest
He had served as assistant chief since 2010
Firefighters took cover behind the trucks until the situation was clear; it is unknown if the shots were related to the fire
One officer said it was the largest lab he’d seen in his 15-year career; evidence collection took 7 hours
Philly’s fire department is mourning its third loss in a year after a veteran fire captain was killed
About 150 firefighters knocked down the three-alarm fire in about 90 minutes
Quinn Boyer, 34, had worked for Santa Clara County Ambulance for the past two years
Poor water supply meant shuttling water 7 miles to the scene
One sustained a head injury, the other a shoulder injury
The injured firefighter suffered broken bones; the victim and several pets were rescued
The nail had to be removed, and the paramedic’s hand was placed in a cast
One person is in custody over the incident
The best clips include two dash-cam videos that show frightening hits
She was indicted by a grand jury for falsifying records and faces similar federal charges
The firefighter was trapped in the water and pulled across rocky terrain
Taking design cues from roof and floor joists, these new stair systems will fail just as fast under fire
110 fire trucks were on hand to pay tribute to a fallen brother
NFFF executive director and FireRescue1 columnist takes home one the nation’s top fire service leadership awards
One woman died at the Sunday morning fire
The firefighter was listed in good condition
The 22-year-old was a volunteer with the Pine Hill (N.C.) Fire Department
All of the injuries are non-life threatening; the rig was en route to a fire at the time of the crash