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Through a partnership with the Girl Scouts of America, Camp Fury is igniting a passion for public safety and emergency services among young girls
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
Thousands gathered in Indianapolis for training, met friends old and new, checked out gear and vehicles, supported Ukrainian firefighters and more
Hundreds gathered; a minister called the service a celebration of life and asked mourners to their neighbor and give them a “Jermaine-type” smile
Syracuse crewmembers used a pulley system, and EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
County 911 centers would receive $50 million in a separate parcel to address their staffing shortages
Firefighters at Roseville Fire Department Station 5 heard gunfire and brought a wounded highway patrol officer into the station
Rescuers from multiple agencies responded; EMS providers transported a survivor by helicopter
Madelene Smith’s suit says firefighters told her to drive her husband, Hugh Max Smith Jr., who later died after suffering a brain injury from a lack of oxygen
Three other firefighters and two civilians were injured at the scene
“This is a tremendous loss to the community,” the Upper Perkiomen Valley Ambulance wrote about Jay Miles
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed “absolute chaos” at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
They showed their support for a bipartisan measure that would benefit them
One patient had to be extricated from beneath a vehicle; both were transported to a medical center
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
The Deptford Fire Department was grateful for the efforts made by Gloucester County EMS and lnspira paramedics
Minton “Butch” Beach previously served as director of emergency services for Edgecombe County
Efforts by FDs, EMS agencies, police departments, and the state’s search and rescue task moved from heat-imaging devices and drones to heavy machinery
A department spokesperson warned the public to be aware “of trees, wires and standing pools of water”
Seeking state legislators’ support, FASNY president Edward Tase Jr. described staffing issues and the effects of hospital closures
Recently demoted Chief Michael Gala told Arnaldo Rodriguez not to return to the academy
Charleston firefighters dug through rubble for about 10 minutes until they reached Captain John Hastings
A helicopter crew grabbed the man, hoisted him up and transported him to a hospital
Derry, N.H. first responders rescued a girl trapped under a fallen tree and transported her to a hospital
In the battle to save the historic Victory Baptist Church, 10 firefighters experienced near misses
Firefighter Walter Stewart lost his youngest and oldest kids following the deaths of their brother and mother
“It’s gotta be like hell,” said Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford. “We’re doing all we can to support [Walter Stewart],” who also lost his son
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
How “Little Doug,” a friend of Green Bay Metro crewmembers, survived another serious medical issue
Your main role on a fire scene is to keep firefighters safe, which may include telling them they aren’t safe to return to duty
New legislation would extend a 10% property tax reduction to volunteer Rotterdam firefighters and providers with at least two years of service
The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged “Dukes of Hazzard”-style orange Dodge Charger