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The consulting firm hired to study fire services in Butte and Silver Bow County claimed it “had never worked in a community where it was so controversial”
The survey measures organizational safety culture
The Watauga Democrat editor and Deep Gap firefighter the past weeks have been challenging
In a letter, the chief said he and department members felt the “punishment that was agreed upon didn’t come close to fitting the crime that was committed”
Justin Speights, 20, was stabbed as he tried to break up a fight at a New Year’s Eve house party
Firefighter Daniel Eugene “Wolfey” Wolfe was remembered as a “fireman’s fireman”
The fire appeared to have started in one of the girls’ living areas and spread to another dormitory
Michael Klein used the funds to purchase a second home, yacht and an antique fire truck
The chief said crews’ use of CPR and an AED likely saved Ryan Beattie’s life
Brandon Lass constantly helped out around the fire station and was well-known by department firefighters
The department said the fire won’t affect its operations
Fire Chief John Agee arrived at the motel before an ambulance and helped delivery the baby and cut the umbilical cord
A volunteer firefighter was assessing a patient when he passed out and fell face first onto the floor
Curtis Taylor was suffered a spinal cord shock while on the first floor of the house
One First Nation fire department shows how having local government, private business and firefighters rowing in the same direction changes outcomes
John Cutler, a 13-year veteran, was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, and can only move with crutches or a wheelchair
Firefighter Richard Thomas Hart, 19, faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison for the conviction
Officials said the fire started with a portable space heater that was being used after a fireplace malfunctioned
While Kyle Sample and his family were recovering in the hospital, crews went to his home and boarded up windows
Terrance “Terry” Edward Shafer fell ill at a family cabin in Minnesota after his shift
James Franciskovich, 52, was traveling with two other firefighters to a training exercise when their fire department vehicle overturned
Volunteer firefighter Ron Savage, 63, suffered a cardiac event while training Saturday
Chief Kevin Brix was seen as a father figure and mentor to many younger firefighters
The woman climbed into the back seat where she and her dog stayed dry and waited for help
Ron Savage, 63, was well-known throughout his community as a firefighter and news anchor and reporter
James Lee Franciskovich was traveling with two other firefighters when their vehicle left the roadway and veered into a ditch
Kevin Davison and Doug Folkins said the song aims to raise awareness and help other responders dealing with mental health issues
Firefighters were en route to a fire when the rig veered off the road into an embankment
Michael Dale Russell, 68, is the Leach Fire Department’s first line of duty death
Michael Dale Russell was heading to a structure fire when the rig overturned
The bill would provide coverage for firefighters who are diagnosed with digestive, urinary, prostate neurological or melanoma cancers
Phillip “Eddie” Turner, 59, was on his way to the fire station when the crash occurred
Phillip E. Turner, 59, was driving to the fire station when the crash occurred
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