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A Danville firefighter suffered a medical emergency at the firehouse after a call
A Ridgeville volunteer firefighter died from an apparent medical event while preparing to respond to a mobile home fire
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The firefighters brought the supplies back to the station where they sorted them and then completed the delivery
The volunteers will no longer make first responses to medical calls before the primary ambulance provider arrives
Tullytown Assistant Fire Chief Rick Johnson, 50, had previously served as fire chief and was a volunteer for more than 30 years
The order raised concerns that personnel who work part time at other public safety agencies would no longer be available to assist those communities
Montcalm Volunteer Firefighter Zachary S. Blankenship, 26, collapsed just hours after battling the blaze, the USFA reported this week
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Thoroughfare Volunteer Fire Department Safety Officer Joe Tucker was operating an engine and suffered a medical emergency upon arriving at the scene
Mount Holly Springs Citizens Fire Company Firefighter Jerome Guise, 34, was killed in the blaze early Monday morning
Town leaders are considering having voters decide whether to increase the benefits to up to $1,200 per year
The man was charged with two felonies after reportedly showing up to emergency scenes and representing himself as a volunteer firefighter
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Indianola Volunteer Firefighter Donald Lepper suddenly collapsed Sunday morning after fighting the blaze Saturday afternoon
The manager overturned the fire chief’s decision on a personnel issue, leading 18 firefighters to quit after a contentious meeting
The Wisconsin EMTs received rabies vaccines in 2018 after treating a woman who was foaming at the mouth and later died
The former captain says a fire chief inappropriately touched her and that the department mistreated her after she filed a complaint
The 22-year-old firefighter allegedly started two grass fires
Under current law, volunteers may only be covered if they are injured during an emergency response and not during other on-duty activities
Volunteer Firefighter and Armstrong County Task Force 340 Chief John Uskuraitis used the shovel to paddle and break through ice to get to the teens
Former Monteagle Fire Chief and Grundy County Deputy Mike Holmes says city officials forced him to resign after his negligent homicide conviction
Both current and former volunteer firefighters are now eligible to offset 20% of their real estate tax bill in Southmont Borough
The “bunk-in” program allows the students to stay in dorm-style housing at the fire department headquarters while actively volunteering
The program, founded in 1891 and in recent years offering ‘support’ services, will close due to difficulty recruiting volunteers
Days after firefighters and town leaders clashed over the station’s closing at a public meeting, a new report detailed the misuse of relief funds
Examining why firefighters with negative feelings toward specific groups still provide equitable treatment to all citizens
At a contentious public meeting, town supervisors told firefighters the decision to close the station was final
The Plymouth Township Fire Rescue Tilbury 169 Station, just up the road from the diner, was unable to respond after closing in August
The new policy outlines circumstances that require drug and alcohol testing for volunteer firefighters and other emergency responders
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