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The bill, which passed in the Senate and now heads to the House, could cost the state an estimated $20-22 million
San Miguel Engineer and Army veteran Eric Hille is raising funds, gathering volunteers and collecting equipment
Firefighters throughout the U.S. have been sending items to New Ukrainian Wave-Passaic, a nonprofit handling shipping and distribution
Firefighter Justin Wilkinson says he was fired by his employer because he was late to work the day of a massive fire; his employer says otherwise
The firefighters were taken to a hospital after they crashed into a utility pole as they headed to the site of a motor-vehicle crash
Carry these three tools and use a one-year rule to determine the worth of other pocket tools
Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with minor injuries; the third firefighter was treated at the scene for minor burns
Chief James Wilber, a 40-year veteran, died at a hospital after being transported by colleagues
Hammering home a list of social-media rules will not work as well as managing a discussion on why of those rules are critical
One defense attorney said it was cold out, they had just bought some beer and wanted a warm place to party
Fire chief and paramedic Sam Lubin, 48, was driving when his car went off the road and struck several trees
The apparatus driver was pinned, but not seriously hurt when he hit a tree in bad road conditions
Fire Lt. Bruce Stayner, 49, died from an apparent heart attack following a call
Firefighter Donnie Miller died within 24-hours of a department sanctioned training session
The department was short staffed and he was the only one left at the station; the chief asked him to drive the water tanker to help fight a fire
The parents claim the fire department was negligent by not providing an ambulance for the 14-year-old who died of a heart attack at a cross-country meet
Given the layout of the buildings, the contents and manpower available, how would you attack this fire?
Programs designed to train teenage firefighters are a great opportunity for experience and to show a department what you are made of
It is a very personal question with no easy answer, as our top responses show
The girl is in serious condition at the hospital; it took firefighters nearly 20 minutes to saw through the rebar so the girl could be taken to a hospital
Authorities said the two shot at a group of volunteer firefighters who were responding to a vehicle fire
A 20-year-old man who stole, wrecked and burned the fire department’s main apparatus has been sentence to a boot camp-type program
Former Fire Chief and volunteer firefighter Thomas Gerald Lee, 67, died after suffering a medical emergency while battling a house fire
Firefighter Dwight Hilton, 57, went into cardiac arrest while fighting a wildfire
The department had some fairly complicated personal histories such as marriages and former marriages between several members
Chief Harvey heard the call on the radio and rushed to the scene where he met the two survivors on the road
The fire truck was hit a second time from behind and will be out of service for a long time
The federal grant of almost $900,000 will add four full-time firefighters and one fire captain for the next two years — helping the city bridge a gap in its volunteer force
“That boy was always smiling, trying to make everyone feel better,” his father, Sgt. James Kuzik, said. “He always wanted to help.”
Two firefighters were injured after getting into a minor crash on their way to the fire; another was hurt by an exploding propane tank
Sgt. Terry McCoy said he saw firefighter Daniel Goldberg taking money and drug paraphernalia from a vehicle at a crash scene
Three residents and one shift worker living rent-free in a new building next to the fire station means they can get to calls faster, and creates an incentive for more volunteers