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The volunteers claim the city council is gatekeeping resources and creating unbearable working conditions
The award recognizes one volunteer and one paid fire chief for their leadership, innovation, professional development, integrity, public service and contributions to the fire service
Ebenezer Fire Protection District Firefighter Dustin Brandhorst, 36, was en route to a fire at the time of the crash
The department is still answering calls with the help of a sister station that’s also helping to house trucks
The county fire chiefs met and back the two firefighters; they too may hire lawyers
The firefighters helping the medics and the others in the ambulance were treated at a hospital for their injuries
Firefighter Dontay Brooks worked by himself to keep the vacant house fire from spreading to an occupied home next door
Firefighters are now relying on just their pagers to alert them to a call for help
City officials say they’re working on getting the firefighters back to work; bringing back the fire chief is being looked at as an option
The professional fire service is one where all you have to do is pick up a phone and make a call for highly trained people to show up with the right equipment
There’s no magic formula for knowing when to stop spending money on truck repairs, but here are some guidelines to make that choice easier
Fire Chief Julius Hatfield must return training pay for allegedly falsifying training records which are tied to state aid and incentive pay
Fire Chief Randy Pogue died from injuries he suffered after his department pickup hit a patch of ice and crashed Feb. 2
The incident started when deputies who first responded to the scene left despite the firefighters asking that the road be closed; it escalated into obscenities and a physical altercation after that
When more than one structure is burning water supply and water management become critical components of the fire attack
Ben Eddowes, 24, suffered third-degree burns on both ears and his leg on Jan. 31 while battling a house fire
Rail disasters are growing more frequent and more severe and can happen in just about any community
Aubrie Blanchette, 26, also served as a volunteer firefighter
“We risked 17 people to save six,” the search and rescue team coordinator said
Police allege the chief and his brother yelled obscenities at a sheriff and other officers; they were both charged with assault
The company is donating $2,500 for each well it has in a fire department’s jurisdiction
The department will use the money to pay volunteers to work shifts
He faces two years in prison for sexual relations with a girl who was 15 and 16 years old
His vehicle left the road, went down an embankment and struck a wall
The 60-year-old firefighter’s truck left the road and went into a ditch
No one was injured and fire response will not be impeded
The investigation determined the texts to a female firefighter were inappropriate, but not illegal
Fire officials say the city’s plan to study switching from full-time firefighters to all volunteers will be more expensive to the city and taxpayers
Firefighter Ty N. Schoenwald, 22, was taken by ambulance to a hospital for evaluation; fire officials don’t know if he came into contact with the wire or was shocked through the ground
They were able to utilize grant funds to send volunteers to a driver/operator course to become trained to specifically operate water tenders freeing up line firefighters to fight fires
Poyen Fire Capt. Dennis Channell, 54, suffered a stroke while on a medical call Sunday night
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A paramedic and the patient inside the ambulance were among those dead; the crash is under investigation