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Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing staffing shortages

Prosecutors allege a former United Firefighters of Los Angeles City officer diverted more than $82,000 from a charity supporting injured firefighters to cover personal expense

The widows of three firefighters killed in the 2001 Father’s Day Fire gathered in Queens to honor their husbands, reflecting on a quarter-century of grief, resilience and friendship

Anchorage firefighters and dispatchers say rising workloads are driving burnout, injuries and retention challenges

A proposed levy would fund a new Longview fire station, helping reduce response times to underserved areas

Four CAL FIRE personnel from San Luis Obispo County received California’s highest state employee honor for rescuing burn victims and stranded flood victims

Ashland’s partnership with federal agencies, nonprofits and tribal leaders has treated thousands of acres, reduced wildfire risk and drawn national attention

Montgomery Fire/Rescue Lt. Demetrius Gilmore was playing pickleball when he helped perform CPR and use an AED on a man in cardiac arrest

Cleveland is installing Safety Cloud technology on 36 fire department vehicles, sending alerts through apps such as Apple Maps and Waze

Greenville firefighters with at least five years of service will receive annual occupational cancer screenings at no cost

A Tomball firefighter experiences a traditional rite of passage

Partnership brings CRG's responder-ready building intelligence into LeoCommand for faster, more coordinated response

Authorities identified a man who was killed in an explosion at a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue maintenance facility that also injured four others

Burlington firefighters responded to a sounding alarm at a foreclosed home, but crews reported no visible smoke or fire and did not force entry

After a rooftop fire knocked out power at Tacoma’s Temple Theatre, city inspectors discovered unpermitted apartments inside the historic building

The Norwich Township chief says a state law fast-tracking private power projects has left first responders without access to critical planning information for a new fuel-cell facility serving an Amazon data center

Crews were ordered out of the facility after flames reached an ammonia line, causing the chemical to begin off-gassing

The 2,400-mile tour will carry a seven-foot tribute to first responders from New York to cities across the country ahead of America250 and the 9/11 25-year remembrance

Strong winds pushed a fast-moving wildfire into a Spokane-area neighborhood, drawing a multiagency response from Washington and Idaho firefighters

Easton officials are evaluating staffing, inspections and response procedures after a NIOSH report on the Hotel Hampton fire