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The Snyder Fire Department was recognized for improving their recruitment and retention plans
When New Ellenton firefighters found Maria Duthie, she had a faint pulse, was barely breathing and was blue
Hamden’s career firefighters will continue to staff the Whitney Avenue firehouse
The two firefighters, including a former fire chief, were also are charged with distributing the drugs to each other
A man in a motorized wheelchair stole an SCBA tank, firefighting mask and backpack; he was later arrested and the items were returned
Town officials said it’s the second time the department has been investigated; volunteers say closing them down will increase response time
The fire may have gained momentum when it hit an adjoining distillery containing 500 gallons of grain alcohol; no injuries were reported
Investigation found the program mired in delays for more than a decade, despite millions of dollars spent on audits and efforts to hire legal help to speed processing claims
Responding firefighters said as they worked to free the four-year-old boy, they were thinking of their own children; both were unharmed
On top of being short on funds, fire officials said people have vandalized the department’s fire trucks and taken fuel from them
One fire truck suffered body damage, while two others were OK; no firefighters were injured
The firefighter suffered a head injury after falling 12 feet onto a paved parking lot; fire officials said he’s moving all of his extremities
The rig rolled 100 feet down a steep embankment, destroying the truck and injuring the two on board; both firefighters were wearing seat belts
No one was injured in Friday’s fire, which started around 3:30 a.m. in the college town of Pullman.
There are specific things the first-arriving officer can do to improve a vehicle extrication’s outcome
Consumer flamethrowers used for entertainment need to be stopped before they catch like wildfire
The fire department is currently working with leaky fire trucks, worn out equipment and broken radios
The mayor called the proposed uses “pretty specious” and “silly” and said the devices should be illegal in Michigan
They come off as village idiots, screaming and raging at firefighters; in reality they are simply ignorant … of what we do
Michael Golden Jr., 32, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, died of multiple blunt-force trauma
The 75-year-old resident allegedly walked toward the firefighter and began firing shots into the air; she repeatedly told him she was with the fire department
The fire department lost its primary fire truck in the blaze, which was likely started by an electrical short in the cab of the rig
Utility officials said the locks were to prevent water theft; the city said they were a safety hazard and could impede firefighting efforts
The fire chief said students in the program may one day work for his department, so he said the donation will pay off by providing the best possible training
Second-guessing an evacuation order places the interior crew and those charged with rescuing them in great peril
An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire; no one was injured in the fire
It took 23 firefighters about an hour to place the fire under control; the house was a complete loss
Alex Thomason, a personal injury lawyer, bought a $5,000 rig from a local station and took a four-hour “mini” firefighting course
Matthew Poston, 29, is charged with homicide by vehicle, homicide by vehicle while DUI and other charges in the Feb. 22 wreck that killed Gary Moore
After falling through a porch, a CT scan revealed he suffered a fractured vertebrate and a fractured tail bone
His SCBA came loose while conducting an interior attack; he likely breathed in super-heated gasses
The 14-year police officer also serves as fire chief; he was shot once in the chest and once in the leg
The retired volunteer firefighter and EMT said that despite it being years since he used his training, it came back to him as if it were yesterday
