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John Dean Forbush, 24, served with the Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department for four years
Greg Zimmerman says fellow firefighters said he should not have worn Wentworth gear in Ukraine, but the chief says that’s not the problem
The Cedar Brook Volunteer Fire Company had seven volunteer firefighters at the time response operations ceased
Former Fire Chief Ross Hugger was found in his bed unresponsive while on-duty
Recent cases of on-scene arrests teach us the importance of an unambiguous command structure
Mary and Wayne Allen founded the event to help in the fight; Wayne was a volunteer firefighter and his wife Mary died from breast cancer in 2005
Firefighters will be able to practice hose line advancements, ventilations, search and rescue, specialty rescue, rope rescue and confined space rescues
No one understands the pressures we face like a fellow EMT; respond to depression and burnout with more than just words
Both firefighters were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation, but are in stable condition
The fire chiefs want the state to determine whether police committed misconduct by interfering with firefighters at the scene
But both the taxing district and the newly formed department want the land and several vehicles that belong to the original department
He’s being charged with interfering with emergency medical care, but says he has the First Amendment right to record law enforcement personnel
Firefighter Gregory Barnas, 57, served as a career and volunteer firefighter for 29 years
Fire officials believe the fire is electrical in nature, but have their state fire marshal coming to investigate
An investigation found that state dispatchers failed to call in some of the closest firefighters and equipment
Capt. Nathan Gonzales allegedly showed up to a scene intoxicated; officials say the firing has to do with violating the county’s nepotism policy
The company officer plays a critical role in firefighter safety; here are steps the officer can take build a culture of safety
The blaze appears to have originated in a faulty electrical connection to a fire truck
How NIOSH investigators and the department can better understand the LODD and prevent its repeat
Maybe the reason we haven’t arrived at the good leadership destination is that there is no “there” there
The department lost three of its seven pieces of apparatus; one firefighter suffered smoke inhalation
Those seemingly ludicrous scenarios for how the fire service may be organized need to be taken seriously
Firefighters said the man was in good spirits and is believed to be okay
“It’s just not fair to the community to be down to two people and not be able to serve the community,” Roane Chief Dusty Flanagan said
The department is still answering calls with the help of a sister station that’s also helping to house trucks
The county fire chiefs met and back the two firefighters; they too may hire lawyers
The firefighters helping the medics and the others in the ambulance were treated at a hospital for their injuries
Firefighter Dontay Brooks worked by himself to keep the vacant house fire from spreading to an occupied home next door
Firefighters are now relying on just their pagers to alert them to a call for help
City officials say they’re working on getting the firefighters back to work; bringing back the fire chief is being looked at as an option
The professional fire service is one where all you have to do is pick up a phone and make a call for highly trained people to show up with the right equipment
There’s no magic formula for knowing when to stop spending money on truck repairs, but here are some guidelines to make that choice easier
Fire Chief Julius Hatfield must return training pay for allegedly falsifying training records which are tied to state aid and incentive pay