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Florence Fire Rescue Engineer-EMT Kevin Darby and his family have received more than $3,700 in donations
Volunteer leaders must dare to do something different in the recruitment and retention of fire department members
Kathy Hochul’s budget also includes a bill that would let municipalities and fire companies pay volunteers for responses to calls and completion of training
Five volunteer firefighters were arrested for sexually assaulting a rookie with a sausage; a civilian was arrested for recording the incident
John Doster, 95, was directing traffic at a warehouse fire when he complained of feeling ill
One well-intentioned bystander can cause enough distraction to the safety and effectiveness of initial fire attack operations
The only thing certain about the future is that it hold change; here are four big changes I expect to see in the fire service’s future
Audit report revealed the fire company never repaid a 10-year-old loan for $150,000 from a state fireman’s relief fund
The town said they fired him for being verbally abusive and disrespectful during a meeting
The organization will pay off home mortgage for the family of Joseph Sanford Jr., who died Dec. 23 when a home’s floor collapsed
Paul Jordan, 25, was arraigned and ordered held in lieu of $1.5 million bail
They bent the victim over on a couch, pulled down his pants and sexually assaulted him with a sausage
This question is more complex than it may seem and at time what’s good about the culture can be what’s bad
Use this ‘equality’ mnemonic to improve how you lead a fire department with both volunteer and career members
Research on firefighters’ relationship to alcohol and how that compares to the general public reveals some interesting and useful findings
Our fire service history is seeped in myths, half-truths and legends; understanding how our service evolved means separating fact from fiction
The three departments will be working as a team to control traffic while responding to turnpike accidents
The fire departments received a $189,050 FEMA grant and each company matched a $5,000 pledge to the project
David Edens was with the department for more than seven years; colleagues said he was always at the station helping out any way he could
The firefighters received minor burns; no other injuries were reported
Her husband was in the house at the time of the fire, but made it out safely; officials believe the refrigerator is to blame
Chief Robey: “I’m not a hero. I didn’t do anything that any other firefighter wouldn’t have done if they had passed it.”
In Colorado, at least 30 people were hurt in 32 butane explosions last year; three times the number from 2013
Here is a look at why two metro fire departments pulled their turnout gear cleaning and inspection in-house
The recent European airline tragedy shows how hard it is to filter out those with mental health problems
There was also a long list of inadequacies, including training deficiencies, a lack of maintenance records and equipment
Firefighters escaped without injury, but the truck is a total loss
John Boos, 32, was charged with the theft on March 20 and removed from active duty with the company
Most know that these programs are an excellent recruiting tool, but the benefits to the department and its members extend well beyond the obvious
Paul Jordan, 25, was angry because he had just been fired; he told his co-workers that he had no reason to live
The firefighter was sent to the hospital with pain in her neck; the injury is not serious
A compound made from cow bile and a plant from garlic family as effective as conventional antibiotics in laboratory testing
A state police fire marshal said the March 3 fire started when a mattress leaning against a wall fell onto a propane heater