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Departments have hosted open houses and hope to attract new hires and volunteers
A leader’s success is often on the shoulders of so many supporters
Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
They took different paths to the small rural college, ranging from teens starting college for the first time to adults who were seeking a second career
Tragedies like that in Roseburg, Ore. can happen anywhere; use these tips to kick-start your MCI planning so as not to be blindsided
Watch this weekend’s memorial events as they play out
Radio traffic between dispatch and responding units during campus shooting highlights how it’s done
Kenny Ungerman, a Navy veteran in his first year in the school’s medic program, said he was talking to a National Guard recruiter outside when they heard a gunshot
Several firefighters, current and retired, said there were many issues that led to the decision to disband the 134-year-old organization
Listen to the radio transmissions between responders and dispatch during response to shooting at the Umpqua Community College
One witness said the 26-year-old gunman demanded to know students’ religion before shooting them; police weren’t saying whether they knew of any motive
Fire officials said the department is dissolving because it can’t find a leader who’s willing to be chief and they have a lack of volunteers
Federal officials who administer the program say it will face challenges by February and will have to start shutting down by next summer
PennDOT told the department to remove their signs advertising the haunted house because they could pose a safety risk on state roads
The 44-year-old EMT met the 16-year-old girl while taking her to the hospital; he gave her his phone number when she said she was interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter
Austin Trace McMillian is the third junior firefighter with the department who has died since 2001
In a spat over documentation, the city stopped paying the volunteer fire department’s insurance; a private company donated $11,200 to keep the department running
Many firefighters she considered brothers turned in their gear the day she was named fire chief 15 years ago
Investigators recommend the department replace all 44 SCBA packs and 88 cylinders as they are years out of date; firefighter Wasson continues to improve
City officials said two separate incidents caused the upheaval; it did not involve monetary irregularities or problems with firefighter or equipment certification
The department lost large equipment such as their water tender and smaller items like pants, coats, boots gloves and helmets
The purple stripe represents the blue of the police working with the red of the fire department
The woman called looking for help building the bike; while they were helping they checked her smoke alarms, replaced a dead battery and took out the trash
The annual fundraiser seeks to take advantage of an increase in traffic during a city fair; volunteer firefighters were asked to leave the area last year
Shawn Benson, 50, was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
One mayor said allowing the department to redevelop its property would help the agency keep response times low as the surrounding population increases
Fire officials acknowledged that they tapped hydrants to fill three private pools, but did so as part of training exercises
A fifth grader, whose dad works as a firefighter, came up with the idea to put decals on his football team’s helmets to honor firefighter Dennis Rodeman
The annual Stephen Siller 5K Run and Walk honors the off-duty firefighter who raced in full gear toward Ground Zero during the 9/11 terrorist attack
The chief learned that their names weren’t on the fallen firefighters memorial; they were added during a public ceremony over the weekend
Firefighter Richard Crosby, 67, suffered a cardiac arrest during a fire call on Sept. 24; he was taken off life support
Firefighter responded to a small fire at a seminary outside Philadelphia where the pope was staying; the fire was out when they arrived
The village charges as much as $7,676 for every false fire alarm; the first one is free
