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Hempfield Fire Chief John Kottmyer said the firefighters have been suspended during the investigation and the department is working to reinstill public confidence
A positive experience with a firefighter is sometimes all it takes to motivate someone to consider a new vocation
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said there have been 1,000 rescues across the state since the storms began on Feb. 15
Firefighter James Brockmeyer, 22, was working on-duty as a cop when the crash occurred
Jermaine Frye, 31, had been hospitalized after a recent on-duty injury; he later went into cardiac arrest at his home
Richard Hart initially denied responsibility for the blaze, but in a subsequent interview he claimed he set it after following a cat into a vacant house
Richard T. Hart said he only confessed to the crime because he was subjected to repeated questioning over the matter and was young and afraid
Capt. Jack Rose, 19, died after battling a chimney fire in 2015
Robert Brown is accused of embezzling money from a membership fund between 2011 and 2015
Cody Zinn, 21, was surprised with a ride in the department’s ladder truck bucket this week
Officials said the county is growing and having one person supervise both departments is going to be a bigger challenge
J. Edward Hutchinson says 63 years is “a long friggin’ time” and he now must pass the torch on to someone new
There are several ways fire departments can disqualify or hurt their grant application’s chance of being funded; they are all preventable
Zach Collins suffered injuries to his back and upper body after a tree fell on him
The fake chief has been calling the federal government claiming paid firefighters are breaking the law by covering some volunteer shifts
The deaths shed light on Peru’s lack of compensation and pension for firefighters
Chief Thomas Graydon says he must have fought back for his firefighters one too many times
Randy Peterson had been unable to reach his 16-year-old son as he raced to the scene
Since June, Deputy Chief Frank Patrick falsified run sheet reports, including reporting going on calls in which he did not participate
Andrew C. Iorg was a third-generation firefighter and had been with the district four months before the crash
The 70-year-old’s daughter attempted to get her father, but she said the fire was too intense
It is a person’s individual right to train and respond to emergencies, be it as their full time job or as a volunteer
When one person gets the firefighting fever in your family, it is infectious
Firefighters distributed food, water and medicine to those affected by Matthew Hurricane
The chief was denied permission to take the ladder truck, but did so regardless
The firefighter suffered an electrical shock while attempting to notify and evacuate residents from a burning home
The departments will use the funds to purchase upgraded SCBA, which feature a display inside the face mask denoting the amount of remaining air in a tank
Under the state’s “Safe Schools Act,” only law enforcement can carry a weapon
The president pleaded no contest to corruption of a minor and official oppression in 1989
The assistant chief began battling the fire until neighboring departments arrived on scene
Volunteer firefighter Nathan Brundage had the goal of beating cancer and returning to eventually become a career firefighter
Robert Griffin, the sole survivor of Truck Co. 19, saw the sacrifice of six men 100 years ago as a risk of the job
One was ejected during the roll and sustained serious injuries; the other stayed in the rig and suffered minor injuries
