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The bill, which passed in the Senate and now heads to the House, could cost the state an estimated $20-22 million
San Miguel Engineer and Army veteran Eric Hille is raising funds, gathering volunteers and collecting equipment
Firefighters throughout the U.S. have been sending items to New Ukrainian Wave-Passaic, a nonprofit handling shipping and distribution
Neil Gilbert, who started fighting fires at 15, died when his car went off the road and struck a tree on his way to work
Here’s a look at what is available in portable scene lighting packages and how much you can expect to pay
Volunteer firefighter Greg Kretz was the winning entry in California Casualty’s “Firehouse Makeover Contest;" they will get a $10,000 overhaul
Fellow firefighters and his wife are working to raise money to honor and support the 70-year-old retired chief, who is now in hospice care
Charles Bruce, 52, was mistaken for a deer and shot in the chest on a hunting trip with fellow firefighters; DA may press homicide charges as a ''wake up call’ to hunters
His charge went from public intoxication to disorderly conduct; he was ordered to pay a $100 fine, plus he has to stay enrolled in an alcohol rehab program
The firefighter tripped and injured his knee while working around the fire apparatus outside
Volunteer fire departments that allow members to respond in personal vehicles handicap their ability to bring the emergency under control
A long-running contract dispute boiled over when the commission set out to buy apparatus it would use if it broke with the fire department
The ruling strips the county commission of authority to dictate where and how the department can respond
So far half of the $5,000 goal has been raised via the online donation site
Volunteer firefighters have protected all 25 buildings from fire damage so far
Responding local fire departments remained on standby in case the company’s firefighters could not handle the blaze
Andrew Cushman, 25, faces a felony charge for allegedly stealing from the department’s bank accounts
Michael Heaney, who was 25 at the time, died over the weekend from complications stemming from the crash
A retired government vehicle can often be what a smaller, financially struggling fire department needs
Left unchecked, vinyl siding will greatly contribute to fire spread and put interior firefighters in harm’s way
Lt. James Goodman Jr., 52, died suddenly at the fire station
Two of three firefighters have been released from the hospital after their fire truck overturned; one firefighter is still in the hospital
Luke Zimmerman was writing a six-page paper for his English class when the call came in; he now wants to make a career out of being a firefighter
Examining report categories shows areas we can focus on to reduce line-of-duty injuries
One firefighter was trapped while the others managed to get out of the wreckage on their own
The scenario of not having enough volunteers to run a department is playing out across the state
A state audit shows that the responders should receive benefits if they work more than 15 hours per week
Two victims died and 22 others suffered a range of injuries