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Two departments recently wrapped up efforts to collect and send bunker gear, air tanks and tools
With a new interim chief in place, firefighters and city leaders said they would work on communicating
Shawn Menear sustained burns in January and had surgery, but on Wednesday, the Middletown Volunteer Fire Department will escort him home
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Salafai Carol Iosefa, 29, worked as a firefighter with the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel Fire Department; she also volunteered for the Whittier Fire Department
The cameras use infrared technology to help firefighters locate victims, pinpoint fires and recognize structural dangers
There’s a vast amount of good research that can solve fire department dilemmas
Video of the scuffle between volunteer firefighters and deputy sheriffs at a wreck scene has resulted in finger pointing
Only one firefighter was inside the building when it collapsed and luckily he was not injured
The former part-time clerk is suspected of embezzling at least $6,557 to buy personal items, like a tablet, leather boots and computer equipment
The Central Coventry Fire District is set to close May 16 at 11:59 p.m.
Whether or not career and volunteer find themselves increasingly on the same department, it is time for old animosities to die
Rossford Fire Chief Josh Drouard also is working on other issues
Firefighter-medic Wayne Jeffers was dispatched on a run and never answered the call; his partner went to get him and found him unresponsive
Fire Chief Andy Martin and his brother Tommy Martin were arrested Feb. 14 after deputies allege both men assaulted sheriff’s at the scene of a crash
Even with limited resources on the fireground, four well-trained firefighters can find victims and knock down the fire
If arson, this is the second attack against the officer’s family in less than a week
If adopted, the cuts will impact fire grant programs, the U.S. Fire Administration and Urban Search and Rescue
Firefighter Joseph Bove, 53, collapsed at home after responding to a call of a gas leak earlier in the day
A city councilor is exploring ways to save money by replacing three paid firefighters with an all-volunteer force
A 23-year-old firefighter was sentenced to jail after he admitted to setting several fires at the station in 2012
The fire chief said the injuries to the two firefighters were not too serious; one firefighter was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons
The 43-year-old took tole $34,000 from the department and was sentenced to 10 to 48 months in prison
They were on their way to class on a bus and saw a man lying face down in the snow; two of the students training as volunteer firefighters hopped off and administered CPR
John D. Thomas, 40, of the West Alexander Volunteer Fire Department was treated at the scene by paramedics for smoke inhalation
Fire Chief Jamie A. Peite, 43, was participating in pumper training and began to not feel well but thought it was not serious
The best and brightest in the fire service will be looking at this and how to prevent LODDs
Citing increased costs and lack of volunteers officials are considering giving up fire protection to its community of less than 300 residents
Officials are hoping a $1 million federal grant will pay for firefighters to work 24 hours a day to make up for lack of volunteers
Bobby Mollere, 61, was taking part in a wildland fire training exercise when he reportedly collapsed
The volunteer department is down to a brush truck and following a fatal blaze, residents want to help the department increase its fleet
Fire Chief Andy Martin and his brother Tommy Martin were arrested Feb. 14 after deputies allege both men assaulted sheriff’s at the scene of a crash