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Most live-in volunteers at Berkeley Hills, Edgewood , Monroeville and Penn Hills stay for an average of three to five years
East End Firefighter Eric Frantz worked with fire chiefs to create a new source of future first responders
While firefighters love visitors, consider these guidelines when planning your trip
Firefighter Joe Rice shook the hand of a future coworker, someone he’d saved almost 18 years ago
NFPA is looking at different sizing and testing methods that would significantly change structural firefighting gloves
Kenneth Walker and his family received over $150,000 in donations after their home was burned down by a former coworker
Over 100 firefighters from nine of the 10 volunteer fire departments responded to online survey questions
The grants are awarded on a competitive basis to the applicants that most closely address the program’s priorities and demonstrate financial need
Over $400,000 was awarded through the Assistance for Firefighters Grant program
Robert Meyers agreed to take a voluntary leave of absence from the dept. while the charges are pending
Fortunately, there are steps fire chiefs can take to make this job easier for the officers and the firefighters
Measuring the scope of the firefighter suicide problem has always been tough, these studies add data and a prevention model
Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as of Saturday
Getting water on a fire quick makes a lot of other problems go away, and that’s even more critical given modern fuel loads
The truck cost $100,000, but the dept. was able to purchase the rig for $4,300
A $100K grant helped the Brimson Area Volunteer Fire Dept. purchase a new water tender truck
The firefighter radioed in the fire call, which two coworkers responded to in the nick of time
To all the firefighters across the country who stood up to the racial hatred in North Tonawanda, I’m proud to have you as brothers and sisters
After the loss of a local teenager, fundraising paid for new pulse oximeters in his name
The new truck was paid for by donations and grants, and will replace a repurposed military truck
Over $70K was donated as part of the Firefighters Grant Program
The delays and frustrations with this year’s fire grants can be avoided in coming years if applicants and FEMA better communicate
The department generated an audit that cited lack of receipts for hundreds of thousands of dollars, prompting the county to withhold funding
As the first line goes, so goes the fire — here’s how to help that first line go where it needs to be
The teen was accused of setting a series of fires spanning over several months
Fire departments outside of metro areas struggle to maintain personnel due to lack of funding
Advancing firefighter safety means exploring the science of the past, and the likely future
These performance attributes have been consistently seen whether in the private business sector or in the fire service.
Here’s a four-tiered process to reduce the risk of your apparatus or ambulance getting stolen and limit the damage if it does
Four fire departments in West Virginia will receive funding as part of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Diesel fuel additive serve an important role in protecting and enhancing a rig’s engine; here’s low down on them
Reports cited Lt. Jack Rose’s use of someone else’s SCBA and failing to maintain contact with others as contributing factors in his death
A GoFundMe page created Wednesday garnered over $45K after being live for 24 hours
