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First, make sure you’re not using terms like “brotherhood” and “sisterhood” if you don’t treat potential members that way
Former Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief Christian French faces 18 charges
Mark A. Blake was a Westport EMS supervisor and served with his son and his brother at the Weston Volunteer Fire Department
Thomas Filo IV, 27, was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of neuro-endocrine cancer; it has a 15 percent five-year survival rate
The drivetrain failure locked the wheels, causing the fire truck to crash head on with an SUV, killing the fire chief and five civilians
The impasse centers on whether the local fire chief or county administrator can approve fire station uses for events
The city initially said they didn’t want to train firefighters and have them work elsewhere
Six other firefighters were evaluated and released with non-life threatening injuries
The chief said that if voters reject the levy, the department would lay off firefighters and possibly close one of its four fire stations
The baby was stuck in its mother’s clothing and was not breathing; firefighters helped revive the baby
The city offered an incentive for up to five members to be paid $1,000 per year for each year they served
Fire officials want to merge two fire departments to help with call responses
Council president Joseph Kibler said he would get rid of all firefighters like a neighboring city that has a part-paid, part-volunteer fire department
City officials say they’ve spent millions of dollars building and improving fire stations in recent years
Here are some ways firefighters can prepare the scene before EMS arrives
It’s nearly impossible not to be moved by the fallen firefighters memorial, and just as impossible to convey that to those who’ve never felt it
Modern ordinary construction presents several risks to firefighters; find the teachable moments in this video and join the discussion
He ordered his crew out of the ambulance and stayed beside the patient as a bomb squad removed the explosive device from the man’s thigh
A mile-long convoy of friends and firefighters met Alan Brady as he and his family drove him to his newly retrofitted home designed to accommodate his wheelchair
Asst. Chief: “He said he didn’t want any (financial) help, but how can you not?”
The dispute centers over whether or not the firefighters are volunteers or municipal employees
“Call the Note,” a 500-page action/adventure, follows Special Forces Sgt. Major Cleat Masin as he tries to save the United States
The audit prompted Fire Chief David Freda to enact a more stringent policy, but found no evidence of misuse
Hower S. Smith III, 57, was charged with 50 counts of felony theft, 12 counts of receiving stolen property, 15 counts of forgery and related offenses
George Fairer, a 25-year veteran with the Fourmile Fire Protection District, was never charged for setting the fire, which burned 6,200 acres
Joseph Powers, 42, was charged with arson and reckless burning
Department representatives said they want to focus on firefighting and stay away from the political scene
He had to fight the urge to go back into the house and fight the fire; no one was injured
We can’t wish calls that test our mettle into or out of existence; we can only better prepare for them
Firefighters verbally attacking others in their absence is a cancer to firehouse morale; here are ways to turn back that tide
From Chief Billy Goldfeder’s book of essays, comes this tale of a first fire and a life of learning
Like Goldilocks looking for just the right fit, it is critical for firefighter safety and effectiveness to have the right pump pressure at the hand line
A total of 23 radios have been stolen; officials told fire departments to be on the lookout for anyone trying to sell them