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Almost 1,000 people attended the service for Community Fire Company members Zachary Paris and Marvin Gruber in person, and over 1,000 more watched a livestream
Giselle Fetterman, whose husband is Senator-Elect John Fetterman, says she is excited and ready to learn
Twin City Ambulance has said it cannot be Lockport’s main EMS service going forward, and the fire department is not allowed to run its own ambulance service
DHS has reinvented how it funds new fire service product research and development in a way that gets everyone on the same page at one time
He suffered a broken neck, jaw, damage to his eye sockets and several burns; he was in fair condition after surgery
“Find the most cantankerous old firefighter and follow and hang on every word.”
It’s the building type all firefighters should dread as fire will spread fast and unhampered through the walls and floors
Fire Chief Frank Ross: “I don’t know where that is coming from. I thought we were friends.”
The inferno destroyed about 500 apartments and about 500 more were displaced from an adjacent complex
All of the firefighters were wearing seatbelts; some soreness was reported after the crash
The city still needs to investigate written grievances and verbal allegations regarding the fire department
She missed the start of her waitress shift because she was fighting a fire; she was put on a one week suspension
A portion of the proceeds from the book will go to benefit volunteer firefighters around the country
The reality is that a department shutdown would have a very limited impact on national security
A government shutdown at the end of the month could spell trouble for those making purchases with fire grants; here’s what to look for and what to do
The departments were forced to take on double the work without any increase to their already tight budgets
The journey of acceptance, recovery and paying it forward is retold so that others can live cancer-free lives
One suggestion is to reimburse current members for training expenses and to pay new members for completing the courses
An NFA course teaches fire chiefs about the five power types and offers eight steps to bringing about the change they want
The department is trying to recover $43,000 through insurance for gear damaged by formic acid
Volunteers will be compensated per hour or service call; rates range from $12-16 per call no matter how long it takes
Ken Lehr, 59, was setting up a landing zone when he was backed over by fire truck he was preparing to get on
If you liked “Emergency,” you owe it to yourself to watch its predecessor “Rescue 8;" if for no other reason, do it for the laughs
Garry Rose, 67, was a 37-year member of the McMechen (W.Va.) Volunteer Fire Department
Firefighters found the building fully involved; the ambulance crew was on a run at the time of the fire
Guy Rubei, 58, was charged with several misdemeanor and summary offenses in connection with two separate incidents
Officials said there was no apparent reason the woman killed couldn’t have left the burning building when a dispatcher ordered an evacuation
They said he was fired because he didn’t call another department in to help fight a massive fire last month
The rig’s driver was preparing to close a road so a helicopter could land when he struck the chief
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with symptoms of exhaustion due to the cold weather
The parents, along with a 2-year-old and a 5-month-old, escaped the blaze
Firefighters were upset because the new chief doesn’t have formal training from the fire academy
He was sentenced to five years non-adjudicated probation and was also ordered to pay restitution