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DRUNK FIREFIGHTER INDICTED: MURDER IN LODD APARATUS CRASH
A murder indictment has been handed down by a Leslie County (Kentucky) grand jury against a Coon Creek Fire Rescue Department member who prosecutors *allege was driving drunk when he crashed a fire t...
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FIRE CHIEF KILLED AT TRUMP RALLY SHOOTING
The family of a Buffalo Township man has identified him as the victim killed Saturday evening during a shooting at the rally for former President Donald Trump in Butler, in which Trump was injured an...
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Captain Charles "Charlie" Parker - Chittenden Volunteer Fire Department - LODD
Captain Charles "Charlie" Parker Chittenden Volunteer Fire Department Chittenden, Vermont On Monday, July 8, 2024, Captain Charles “Charlie” Parker responded to a barn fire. After operati...
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Firefighter Andrew Pontious - Los Angeles County Fire Department - LODD
Firefighter Andrew Pontious Los Angeles County Fire Department Los Angeles, California On Friday, June 14, 2024, while fighting a construction vehicle fire, Firefighter Andrew Pontious was killed wh...
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FIREFIGHTERS URGENT BAILOUT-Dwelling Fire-Extreme Close Call-Video
Yesterday in Lancaster County, PA, Garden Spot Fire Rescue and mutual aid partners, responded to a 1st alarm reported duplex fire with multiple calls indicating a working fire. Upon the arrival of th...
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Carroll County Mourns Loss of Fire Lieutenant
From Carroll Co. Emergency Services It is with great sadness that we announce the Off-Duty passing of our friend and longtime department member, Lieutenant Ronald Sexton. Lieutenant Sexton passed a...
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IMPORTANT: SCBA SAFETY BULLETIN
The IAFF was recently contacted by members of an IAFF Local affiliate experiencing issues with SCBAs entering low-air alerts despite having adequate air remaining in the cylinder. A scientific analy...
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FIREFIGHTER: Murder-Suicide
Tragic news from Florida as St. Johns County Fire Chief Sean McGee shared his condolences Saturday after a Lieutenant and his wife were found dead inside their home in what the sheriff’s office call...
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Firefighter Kenneth D. Caldwell LaCrosse Volunteer Fire Department - LODD
Firefighter Kenneth D. Caldwell LaCrosse Volunteer Fire Department LaCrosse, Indiana On the morning of Thursday, June 6, 2024, Firefighter Caldwell responded to a field fire. During the response, Fi...
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FIREFIGHTER FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE-FLASHOVER-Oregon
More than 10 days after that Gresham (OR) Firefighter went into the working duplex fire to search for a teen reported inside, the four-year veteran and married father of two remains in very critical ...
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