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Copenhagen residents have 30 days to collect signatures on a petition requesting a public vote on the department’s closure
Rural fire/EMS looks for creative recruiting solutions
The Copenhagen village board issued an ultimatum to fire leaders: turn the department’s finances over to the town or be dissolved completely
There’s always going to be something to worry about, but a new year does offer everyone a new start and new optimism
The assistant fire chief will complete therapy in February and hopes to return to firefighting
They were taken to the hospital after the crash; roads in the area were reportedly icy
She was going to have the brakes on her car looked at when she lost control on a curve and slammed head on into a tree
Firefighters cooking at the station left on a call and came back to find the station on fire
Firefighter Brad McCoy, 36, was home with his wife and two kids when the fire broke out; he did not survive
A father quit his job and became a first responder after a firefighter saved his 17-year-old autistic son from choking during a seizure
Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses; firefighters kept the flames from spreading further
The fire caused the most damage to the station’s residential area; the cause is under investigation
Damean Kessler, 21, was charged with criminal mischief and tampering with evidence for alleged vandalism against his own fire company
The money will allow the county departments to switch to interoperable radios
Fire officials said crews were on scene in about 13 minutes and that the house fire was too powerful to give anyone time to save the kids
Keeping firefighters healthy and safe is an ongoing battle; getting out in front of mental health issues will go a long way toward that goal
Randy Joseph Fallaw had been a volunteer for five years; he was recently promoted from firefighter to engineer
He serves as the medical director of one facility, and will oversee another one slated to open next year; his family history of firefighting led him to a career in emergency medicine
The firefighter was taken to the hospital for a lower extremity injury and was later released
Voters approved a referendum to shut the fire department; the city has a contract with a volunteer fire department
At only 46, Derrick Lloyd lost his battle with a lengthy illness
The man who confessed to starting the fire faces several arson and attempted murder charges
Volunteer groups are raising money and supplies to outfit the rigs with clothes, food and other things to rehab firefighters on long calls
The 24-year-old volunteer has been booted off the department and may face theft charges
Volunteer firefighters couldn’t save the family restaurant, but surprised them with food and gift donations
About 350 firefighters fought to save 25 buses and several cars; the damage was estimated to be $12 million
Long Island volunteer firefighter Joseph Stanford Jr. fell through a floor battling a house fire last week
After 26 years, the founder is using money from a reverse mortgage and his NYFD pension to fund the volunteer agency, and hopes to raise $125K to receive a reimbursement grant
County government is contributing $30,000 for the $1.4 million station to replace the one built in 1963
The woman later crashed her car into a tree and was arrested; the firefighter was not seriously hurt
The emails appeared to be chain emails and not generated by the battalion chief or the other suspended official
There were some incredibly innovative firefighting tools introduced this year and an equally incredible amount of work left to do on that front
Firefighters told council members it wasn’t a good idea to shut a station down and that they would be putting people’s lives in jeopardy