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Chief Joshua Vance said Christopher Lee Linn showed up at scenes, then joined the Wharncliffe VFD on a provisional basis and was not to go on calls
Minton “Butch” Beach previously served as director of emergency services for Edgecombe County
“You, chief, were expected to set the standard, and you let this department and our community down,” said Cohanzie Director of Fire Services Michael Howley
Surgeons said Chief Hale is improving after sustaining multiple stab wounds; they could not save his left eye
The fire chief said the trip served as a bonding moment not only among fathers and children, but among the young firefighters
Some 45 firefighters fought the blaze, and their efforts were complicated by the lack of fire hydrants or a ready water supply at the site
The most profound loss on that fateful day in 2001 was the loss of family
Like big fire needs big water, big containers of smoke need big air; here’s a closer look at those units
Chief Bradley Phillips resigned after months of questions about his leadership from residents, city leaders and within the fire division
The fire chief and other firefighters said they would not respond to anymore call-outs until the issue is resolved, leaving just two people to respond in the area
Fire chief Brandon Hale, 34, is currently undergoing surgery; his condition is not known at this time
Authorities started making arrests in April after allegations surfaced that firefighters used a sausage to assault a colleague
The firefighters allege Chief George Fernandez is responsible for the department deteriorating and a hostile work environment
Fire departments are easy targets for criticism; fire chiefs need to know how, when, why and if to respond
Accurate and complete fire-response data will influence local and national fire service support
Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr reflects on her historic rise to the top of IAFC, what she intends to do now and the state of the fire service
The two firefighters, including a former fire chief, were also are charged with distributing the drugs to each other
A man in a motorized wheelchair stole an SCBA tank, firefighting mask and backpack; he was later arrested and the items were returned
Town officials said it’s the second time the department has been investigated; volunteers say closing them down will increase response time
The fire may have gained momentum when it hit an adjoining distillery containing 500 gallons of grain alcohol; no injuries were reported
Investigation found the program mired in delays for more than a decade, despite millions of dollars spent on audits and efforts to hire legal help to speed processing claims
Responding firefighters said as they worked to free the four-year-old boy, they were thinking of their own children; both were unharmed
On top of being short on funds, fire officials said people have vandalized the department’s fire trucks and taken fuel from them
One fire truck suffered body damage, while two others were OK; no firefighters were injured
The firefighter suffered a head injury after falling 12 feet onto a paved parking lot; fire officials said he’s moving all of his extremities
The rig rolled 100 feet down a steep embankment, destroying the truck and injuring the two on board; both firefighters were wearing seat belts
No one was injured in Friday’s fire, which started around 3:30 a.m. in the college town of Pullman.
There are specific things the first-arriving officer can do to improve a vehicle extrication’s outcome
Consumer flamethrowers used for entertainment need to be stopped before they catch like wildfire
The fire department is currently working with leaky fire trucks, worn out equipment and broken radios
The mayor called the proposed uses “pretty specious” and “silly” and said the devices should be illegal in Michigan
They come off as village idiots, screaming and raging at firefighters; in reality they are simply ignorant … of what we do
Michael Golden Jr., 32, who was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, died of multiple blunt-force trauma
