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Niagara County law will also give the tax break for life to members with 20 years of service to help increase recruitment and retention
Where to begin when shifting away from a fundraising-dependent model
Aberdeen firefighters saw the fire in the distance and called for a second alarm
The value of job experience and formal education are well-known, but does one hold more sway, and how does it factor in firefighter safety?
Timothy Scott Lassiter is under orders to do nothing but rest; fellow firefighter Michael Perry was killed in the wreck
They resigned or retired because they don’t agree with what’s going on at city hall; the mayor said purchasing authority is at issue
Fire officials said they weren’t notified about the pending action and never given a chance to discuss firefighting operations
Firefighter Brandon Mooney, 22, died in an off-roading accident; firefighter Michael Clark, 21, died after losing control of his car while on his way to work
By testing firefighters before and after overhaul activities, researchers hope to quantify their exposure risk to deadly airborne materials
Two of the fires inflicted heavy damage to vacant houses, while the third damaged a commercial building
Firefighter Timothy Graves, 22, has been missing since leaving work Sunday
Federal authorities are investigating a series of fires at black churches in several Southern states; so far, there’s no evidence they are related
One was treated at the scene, while the other was taken to a hospital and later released
Michael Perry, 24, died from the accident, and his passenger, Scott Lassiter, 21, who is also a firefighter, is in the hospital with serious injuries
The settlement will pay the families $50,000 each; some vowed to donate the money to a new wildland firefighter safety foundation
The escaped murderer who was shot by a state trooper near the Canadian border is in “critical but stable” condition at a hospital
The mayor said it wasn’t a criminal matter, but he received a report that warranted an internal investigation
The four occupants inside the home were able to escape without injury; the occupants of the plane weren’t immediately identified
The fire began when a utility task vehicle’s battery shorted out in the department’s garage
One of two firefighters and a patient were injured when the ambulance collided with a car
White Deer Volunteer Fire Department says the explosion occurred at a gas booster station as crews worked on a 4-inch gas line
The woman, eight months pregnant at the time, claims that volunteer firefighters convinced her to submit to a cervical exam and they used dirty gloves
Three members from the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad reached the plane and secured it on the steep terrain in preparation for recovery efforts
They gave the 1999 rig a new polish job and put some equipment on there as well
They were hospitalized with minor injuries; fire officials suspect arson
Dean Evans, 27, is charged with inducing panic and making false alarms; he has pleaded ‘not guilty’
The firefighter was transported by ambulance to a hospital, where he remains hospitalized
Food recipients include young families to older residents on fixed incomes and everything in between
Fire officials think they won’t be able to make payroll by mid-July, and are considering having firefighters work without pay if money runs out
He read on Facebook about a person donating a large sum of money to the victims, so he said ‘This person ought to be praised for his good deed’
The hydrants are not capable of supplying firefighting needs, so the water district has put them on lockdown
Seven years after Tim Sanborn died of a heart attack while fighting a fire, his widow was given a lasting memorial
Fabric of the Fire Service winner Tim Moore beat cancer twice with the support of his department