It is with profound heartache that I personally pass on to you that my close family friend and professional mentor since the early '80s, Chief Jack McElfish, passed away from cancer earlier today...
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As you are well aware, there is genuine concern about PFAS and its negative impact on us doing our jobs. Massachusetts and Connecticut are the first two states in the US to ban the use of toxic PFAS ...
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Firefighter Recruit William Cody Treatch Rural Metro Fire Department Tucson, Arizona On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, Firefighter Recruit William Cody Treatch suffered a heat-related emergency during ...
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It is with heavy hearts that Arkansas City KS Fire and EMS Department announces the death of Trevor Rusk -- a beloved EMT/Firefighter who dedicated his life to serving and protecting their communit...
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Firefighter Rodrick Shane Lambert Wayne Township Fire Department Indianapolis, Indiana On Wednesday, May 24, 1995, Firefighter Rodrick Shane Lambert was paralyzed when the fire engine in which he wa...
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Deputy Sheriff Hunter Reedy Smyth County Sheriff's Office, Virginia End of Watch Friday, August 9, 2024 Hunter Reedy Deputy Sheriff Hunter Reedy was shot and killed while assisting officers from ...
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NEW online, self-study course at the National Fire Academy The National Fire Academy announces the release of a new, on-line, self-study course, Cost Recovery for Emergency Incidents (course code Q07...
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Preliminary reports out of Georgetown, Delaware are that Firefighter EMT (age 22) Thomas “Tommy” Wilson Berry III stopped in his work vehicle as he came upon a crash around 1630 this afternoon. He ...
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A Paramedic (also a Firefighter) was killed in the Line of Duty Friday in a head-on collision involving an ambulance that was transporting a passenger in Arkansas. A civilian in the other car was ki...
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We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of FDNY Supervising Fire Marshal George Snyder Jr. SFM Snyder suffered a cardiac episode after working last Friday, and the 53-year-old died the next day. ...
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