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Chief Micky Fyock’s 1950s-era Mack Ladder Truck 16 was the only apparatus small enough to get inside the Pentagon
The vaccine requirement applies to salaried and volunteer responders in Skagit County fire districts
How to provide emergency services on a limited budget, incorporating the operational efficiencies employed by large fire departments
State police Trooper Thomas Fiske has been investigating the alleged misuse of town funds for about a week
The proposal to subsidize firefighters’ gym memberships was scuttled after failing to receive support from a majority of the towns’ boards of Selectmen and Finance
Fire Chief Terry Bell said his department’s effort to build the squad truck resulted in substantial savings
Two flags flew in front of the Harris Hill Volunteer Fire Company as a symbol of mourning
Firefighters from as far away as North Carolina and New York crowded the synagogue, lined the procession route and saluted the casket at graveside before their comrade was buried
The monument cannot accomodate the 10 firefighters killed in the fertilizer plant explosion
Early estimates are that it will the explosion caused $100 million in damages
He faces a charge of theft in office, but more charges could be added later
State fire marshal: ‘We’re trying to find the critical piece’
The two K-Series models sell for about $4,000 and $5,000
The 65-foot stick aerial unit starts at $350,000
The Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to a call Tuesday for a fox that was stuck in a sewer
Brittany Chupik never thought her friends were heading to their deaths, yet she says they responded to their final fire with bravery and courage
19-year-old Cody Knox was arrested on a warrant Friday and charged with setting 14 fires in Reno County fields
The volunteer firefighter was wearing his seatbelt; the other motorist was charged with a misdemeanor death by motor vehicle
Firefighters from across the country attended the event, along with President Obama and the First Lady
Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene trying to control the fire that preceded the blast
Firefighter David Raymond Chew, Jr. died July 16 last year
The disaster has rocked the community and, even in the shadow of the Boston Marathon bombings, which have received the lion’s share of media coverage this past week, it has reverberated throughout the country
Despite their volunteer status, West Mayor Tommy Muska said, the men were trained to handle the situation.
Nearly all 50 calls that flooded in during 35 minutes came from within a mile of the plant after blast
Fighting the fire and evacuating residents likely saved countless lives
Business and industry cannot be trusted to self-police when it comes to fire safety
The Warminster firefighters had already been treated and released early Sunday evening
West, Texas, mayor said that at least 10 of the 14 killed were first responders
The company’s own risk plan said its materials were not a fire or explosion hazard
Plant owner said he will never forget the self sacrifice of first responders
150 buildings cleared by searches after massive blast demolishes neighborhood
One resident said in the small community everyone knows who the volunteer responders are
I’m in awe of the dedication of those volunteers who answered the first tone