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Daniel Keener said he used his role as Bethany Pike VFD treasurer to divert funds, which he spent on concert tickets, credit card payments and jewelry
Officer Trevor Abney was ambushed and shot below the left eye, leaving him blinded in that eye and with a .40-caliber bullet lodged in his brain
“This is a tremendous loss to the community,” the Upper Perkiomen Valley Ambulance wrote about Jay Miles
A former assistant fire chief and others are accusing the department of issuing certifications for courses never attended; Indiana’s DHS is investigating the claims
Anna Moore supervised the department of fire safety, emergency management, the jail and public safety communications
Legal counsel for firefighters said the case might make responders think twice about who is responsible on scene and might leave political subdivisions vulnerable
This comes in the heat of a debate regarding the appropriateness of displaying the flag after nine people were killed at a historically black church
The 2002 Durango has full fire department decals and lightbar
Among the items taken off a fire truck were an AED and a SCBA; there are no leads in the case
The fire truck was not inspected before being acquired and has not been accepted into service by the department
Voters passed a ballot item to consolidate the two agencies, which includes adding two paid EMS employees to the volunteer department
A well-trained firefighter is a safe one, but when a large-scale incident hits home factors like mental health support play a key role
Leading by example, letting members build programs and getting full buy-in are just some of the ways these fire chiefs boost their fire departments’ safety culture
Keeping fire and EMS personnel safe in low-probability, high-risk situations like those involving active shooters takes preparation — and a lot of it; here’s what the experts say volunteer chiefs can do to be ready
The value of job experience and formal education are well-known, but does one hold more sway, and how does it factor in firefighter safety?
Timothy Scott Lassiter is under orders to do nothing but rest; fellow firefighter Michael Perry was killed in the wreck
They resigned or retired because they don’t agree with what’s going on at city hall; the mayor said purchasing authority is at issue
Fire officials said they weren’t notified about the pending action and never given a chance to discuss firefighting operations
Firefighter Brandon Mooney, 22, died in an off-roading accident; firefighter Michael Clark, 21, died after losing control of his car while on his way to work
By testing firefighters before and after overhaul activities, researchers hope to quantify their exposure risk to deadly airborne materials
Two of the fires inflicted heavy damage to vacant houses, while the third damaged a commercial building
Firefighter Timothy Graves, 22, has been missing since leaving work Sunday
Federal authorities are investigating a series of fires at black churches in several Southern states; so far, there’s no evidence they are related
One was treated at the scene, while the other was taken to a hospital and later released
Michael Perry, 24, died from the accident, and his passenger, Scott Lassiter, 21, who is also a firefighter, is in the hospital with serious injuries
The settlement will pay the families $50,000 each; some vowed to donate the money to a new wildland firefighter safety foundation
The escaped murderer who was shot by a state trooper near the Canadian border is in “critical but stable” condition at a hospital
The mayor said it wasn’t a criminal matter, but he received a report that warranted an internal investigation
The four occupants inside the home were able to escape without injury; the occupants of the plane weren’t immediately identified
The fire began when a utility task vehicle’s battery shorted out in the department’s garage
One of two firefighters and a patient were injured when the ambulance collided with a car
White Deer Volunteer Fire Department says the explosion occurred at a gas booster station as crews worked on a 4-inch gas line
The woman, eight months pregnant at the time, claims that volunteer firefighters convinced her to submit to a cervical exam and they used dirty gloves
