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“Dear retiree, No, go away.” The good news: There are other ways to stay connected to the fire service
One Briarcliffe Fire Company volunteer allegedly mocked the name of a Black 8-year-old girl who was shot and killed outside a football game
The Park City Fire District has agree to cover calls for the North Summit Fire District for 60 days
The building is a total loss as are at least six trucks inside, including pumpers and tankers and other emergency vehicles
Mark Doty came from a long line of volunteer firefighters and oversaw the training of more than 18,000 firefighters this year
The cut was born out of the fire department’s non-compliance with a citywide audit
Fire officials rescued a stack of firefighting plaques Thursday morning from the two volunteers’ home
Officials say they didn’t know the cause of the fire or explosions; no injuries were immediately reported
When one firefighter fails to properly wear all of his or her PPE, it puts the entire operation at risk
He had no firefighter gear, but he got on his hands and knees and started crawling to get into the house to save her
e was about two years from retirement and was passionate about his family, friends and working as a firefighter
From tiring the forced-entry crew to barring emergency egress, bars that buttress doors closed are bad news for firefighters
His father was a decorated member of Rescue 3 who was killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks
Firefighter David Ray Wright, 49, was under water for about half an hour Monday night before divers got to him
Gregory Potter, a Peterborough firefighter, set the fires on Feb. 2 in five off-campus student apartments
Led by the Aspen Volunteer Fire Department’s swift water rescue team, the local first responders assisted in the disaster zone from Friday morning through Sunday night
Firefighter Clayton Ball had been with the department for more than 10 years
You can’t guarantee that a building that should have standpipes does, or that if it does, that it will work properly; find them before they find you
The Mack family has had a member on the volunteer fire department since its inception 75 years ago
The case involves 22 fires set since 2009
One department is 100 percent funded by dedicated tax revenue, others struggle to make ends meet
A fire at the same site caused heavy damage in January 2009
The fire got in the attic and jumped from building to building, destroying three buildings
The inside of the fire station also received heavy fire damage on the office side of the building
He emphasized the need for these local volunteers and highlighted what he called a legislative attack two years in a row on emergency services
He was charged with impersonating a public servant, false imprisonment for stopping the driver, unlawful restraint and harassment
When the bride and groom got stranded in front of a lighthouse, the crew gave them a ride to the reception
After turning to social media and word of mouth, the department now has all the recruits needed to serve the community even better than before
A firefighter injured in the line of duty should not have to rely on the charity of others to pay medical expenses
The 19-year-old used a cigarette lighter to set the fires, all of which occurred last October and November
Firefighters said if a resident needs an ambulance with a medic, it usually has to come from a town several miles away
After helping when he saw his neighbors home on fire, Morgan Herndon says he plans to join the fire department
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