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Aberdeen firefighters saw the fire in the distance and called for a second alarm
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“The FEMA people said they’d never been treated so well or eaten food as good as they had here,” Wren Firefighter Cheryl Mays said
Firefighter Dayna Hilton and Molly the Fire Safety Dog spread their mission through the Keep Kids Fire Safe Foundation
Brian Bigelow, 22, swerved to miss a deer and suffered serious head injuries
Understanding how and why nozzles work better prepares firefighters to make quick, effective knock downs
Chief Lloyd Crago: “We don’t want the fire siren to blow, but when it does, it means somebody needs us.”
An ambulance didn’t arrive until 47 minutes after the initial call; the dispatcher has been placed on administrative leave
They were going to a meeting they thought was scheduled for Thursday but was the day before; they said they were going to the wrong place at the right time
Capt. Thomas Araguz died in 2010 in the line of duty and his wife has been fighting to claim his death benefits ever since
Firefighter Robert Melvin Bryant Jr., 51, was making a turn when his pickup was hit from behind by a car; his truck flipped several times and hit a tree
Officials aren’t sure if firefighter Larry O’Neil died while en route to the scene or when arriving; they believe he suffered a heart attack
The township agreed to a $30,000 settlement; the chief still denies the allegations
Some firefighters said they tidied up the firehouse, while others mentioned they use the time to train and study
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The Mt. Eden Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its grand reopening Sunday, nearly 15 months after it burned down
TJ Zimmerlee, who has a blood disease called Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis, gained 150 new brothers and sisters that will be by his side during his fight
Billy Naillon, 26, who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, was partially ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased on the scene
The firefighter and his wife were not home when the fire started; their two dogs inside did not survive
Assistant Chief Dennis Hevener said he never feared for his life; he also knew the suspect from high school but hadn’t seen him in 35 years
Chief Jesse Hoshall used a station credit card for his personal use between 2010 and 2012; officials are calling for a better oversight of the department
One suffered burns to the neck and another was injured when a ceiling partly collapsed on him
The 5-foot-long, 3,500-pound beam, one of the last pieces of the World Trade Center, is being given to a fire department in Colorado
Chief Keith Boring told the firefighter during an expletive-laced phone call that he would kill him and his family
The Ohio firefighters were initially called to a report of a brush fire; no one was injured
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Officials said there was nothing about the facility that was code complaint or safe; the haunted house proceeds make up half of the department’s yearly income
Firefighter Anthony Smith, who was born without his right hand, joined the department nearly 11 years ago; the chief said he can do anything that everyone else can do and better
Chief Tom Trigg sent a letter to the saloon owner asking for a donation rather than billing him; the owner has yet to respond
City officials are hesitant to pay to equip the truck, saying it would wipe out their entire budget for the year
Jacob Hawthorne was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin lymphoma; firefighters surprised him with the kind gesture during his 17th birthday party
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