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A fundraiser has drawn more than $32,000 for volunteer firefighters Jason Smith and Tyler Morris
The Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department has had trouble meeting country and city requirements
Andrew Davidson, 18, was on his way home from a shift when his motorcycle crossed the double yellow line and collided with a semi-truck
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly throwing a glass bottle at a fire truck on its way to a call; he was charged with aggravated assault
Chief Matt Lausch designed the new fire alarm system that will sound at a new Army medical center in Fort Hood; he was inspecting the system when shots began
The decision to replace Chief William Colley comes as the board tries to get it back in the good graces of a county government that’s questioned its financial stability
Tiny pieces of glass flew into the firefighter’s face, cutting up both her corneas; she has been forced to wear sunglasses around the clock
Fire Chief Keith Dale Oelmann, 59, died after his car went off a bridge and rolled on a rural highway
When reporters asked what his key to longevity is, he said good genes and Ovaltine
Fire commission chairman: ‘There are so many questions, so many people wanting information and it’s just a grueling, thankless position’
Results of the 2-year-old study highlight concerns about who would maintain the reserve trucks
In 1925, a fire which threatened the entire downtown, claimed the life of firefighter Horace Clair Brainard
Investigators believe some faulty wiring caught one of its trucks on fire
Whitley City Firefighter Lt. Arlie “Pooh” Hill III, 37, was killed in the Aug. 30, 2013 fire
Here are the negative effects of exercise and heat on the body during firefighting, and how to counter those effects
Corey Michael Davis, 20, is charged with six counts of arson, including two counts each of recklessly endangering an inhabited building and causing danger of death or bodily injury
People once thought missing have turned up safe, but that provided little relief to firefighter McClelland who must bring closure to the relatives and friends of those who have not been found
“I kind of picked up on the door enough and kind of wiggled the door enough that we got his leg out and by this time the smoke was really starting to build up,” firefighter Alex McKinney said
Witnesses said it stemmed from the firefighter refusing to move his fire truck because he was rendering aid to the patient
The 27-year-old was under the impression her firefighter boyfriend of six months was there for a fire drill
“Thanks to this critical SAFER grant the Holyoke Fire Department will have the resources it needs to keep the community safe and secure,” said Senator Markey
“There was a whistle from the train behind him, and you could feel that whistle. Lance must have thought it was coming from the train in front of him, but it was the other one,” Chief Lloyd Crago said
As the time required for firefighter training has increased, the amount of time part-time and volunteer firefighters commit has decreased
The ordinance states that firefighters who continue to use helmet cams will lose their right to serve the township as firefighters
The injured firefighters were responding to a brush fire; one was flown to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries and the other was treated locally
SCBA is the most important piece of PPE, and the reasons for not using it are no longer valid
Firefighter Edwin “Jeff” Wentzel, a 35-year veteran of the department, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
Firefighter Edwin “Jeff” Wentzel, a 35-year veteran of the department, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
The aim is to give the 26 agencies a tool to track their money in wake of financial troubles and theft
At the end of the training, Fire Chief Paul Nemes said he was convinced his department could handle a disaster like rail and oil fires
Fire officials said neither gave an official reason for their resignation
Police found the fire truck two hours later about a half mile away on a dead end street; nothing was taken and it was not damaged