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On the Front Lines of the McKinney Fire: Battling a Breeze-Blown Blaze

Wind is one of the deadliest weapons Mother Nature can hurl at firefighters battling a wildland conflagration.

August 12, 2022 01:30 PM

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Chief: No Hydrant Problems When Battling Massive Massachusetts Duplex Fire

A massive four-alarm fire that erupted in Chelsea, Massachusetts, early Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, destroyed a duplex.

August 03, 2022 06:17 PM

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Families Mourn 2 Chinook Pilots Killed Fighting Idaho’s Moose Fire

Both men were battling a raging fire near the Montana border.

August 03, 2022 02:47 PM

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Rescuers, Troops Save Lives as Kentucky’s Lost Creek Rises

Kentucky’s first responders and National Guard troops rush to rescue families dogged by downpours, floods, and mudslides.

August 02, 2022 04:55 PM

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Watch This Sacramento Firefighter Save California Man From Burning Home

He needed some good luck to find the survivor. It took some bad luck to get the rescue into a video.

July 26, 2022 04:50 PM

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Sneak Peek at the New Rough Terrain Jumpsuit for America’s Elite Smokejumpers

US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center designed a new rough terrain jumpsuit for America’s elite smokejumper firefighters.

July 25, 2022 04:26 PM

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Firefighters Battle Hoover Dam Blaze

The federal fire brigade quickly extinguished the blaze at the Hoover Dam.

July 19, 2022 03:14 PM

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U.S. On Verge Of Record Corn Crop Despite Drought In Several Farm States

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Drowning in Corn Kernels: Inside Sleepy Eye Fire’s Grueling Grain Bin Rescue

Emergency dispatchers told Minnesota’s Sleepy Eye Fire Department that a man was drowning in corn kernels.

June 30, 2022 01:07 PM

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Did Oregon First Responders Help Recover a Shipwrecked Spanish Galleon?

Archaeologists and first responders recovered timber they believe came from the Santo Cristo de Burgos — a shipwrecked Spanish galleon.

June 29, 2022 10:42 AM

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How Firefighters Saved a Florida Man Pinned to Mighty Oak

When firefighters arrived at the Longwood house, they found a Florida man pinned by a large bough, 15 feet up the oak tree, screaming.

June 28, 2022 03:00 PM

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Fallen Philadelphia Firefighter, Marine Veteran, Celebrated as Hero

Fallen Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson was always faithful to his nation, his beloved city, and his company, Ladder 18.

June 27, 2022 12:41 PM

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That Time San Francisco Firefighters Had To Rescue the Pole Dancers

It’s not every day that San Francisco’s firefighters have to rescue pole dancers, but the Golden State Warriors did just win a championship.

June 23, 2022 05:21 AM

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How Firefighters Battled a Fire Caused by a Damaged Lithium-Ion Tesla Battery

Sacramento firefighters were called to battle a damaged Tesla Model S battery blaze on June 9, 2022, at a California scrapyard.

June 22, 2022 10:50 AM

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A Wildfire Explainer: 6 terms to understand, from red flag warning to 100{cdd51eb9af53b6fc891dfa782e08ff1a5b2b1d7f3f06807a4541425729ff21df} containment

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A wildfire fueled by dry, windy conditions forced hundreds of people to evacuate homes in Arizona in mid-April.

June 20, 2022 07:59 AM

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Firefighters Rush to Rescue Dog Trapped in Convertible Filling with Canal Water

The woman was screaming she’d left her dog behind in her convertible, which was overturned and filling with tidal canal water.

June 16, 2022 12:00 PM

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Tears and Thanks for a Kandiyohi County Firefighter Crushed to Death in Storm

Tears and fond memories follow in the wake of a firefighter, Ryan Leif Erickson, killed during a Kandiyohi County storm.

June 09, 2022 01:33 PM

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Lawsuit: Convicted NY Fire Official Sexually Harassed, Stalked Female Volunteer

Federal officials accuse a New York village’s leaders of protecting a senior firefighter who stalked and sexually harassed a female volunteer.

June 08, 2022 10:21 AM

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Detroit ‘Grifter’ Going to Prison for Stealing from Firefighters Union

The Detroit Fire Department’s Verdine Day will spend the next year behind bars for stealing $220,043 from fellow union members.

May 25, 2022 10:12 AM

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2 Men Roll Over Embankment, Portland Firefighters Rush To Rescue Them

Portland firefighters still aren’t exactly sure how two men fell nearly three stories off Portland’s Northeast 16th Avenue embankment.

May 19, 2022 01:15 PM

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Watch This Heroic New York Rescue of Woman Drowning in SUV

New York State Police troopers and Evans Mills Fire Department personnel worked together to rescue a woman trapped and drowning in her SUV.

May 18, 2022 01:02 PM

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Hero Firefighter Drowns Trying to Save 2 Trapped in Car in River

A hero firefighter drowned trying to save the life of a child and the mother who drove their car into a West Virginia river.

May 18, 2022 05:53 AM

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Rescuers Find Florida Man Chin-Deep in Cold Quicksand, and Sinking

The Florida man was chin-deep in cold water, two stories down in the pit, quicksand slurping at his neck. How did they get him out?

May 17, 2022 01:59 PM

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A Louisville Fire Station in Mourning, Blessed With a Beautiful Gift of Life

Reeling from the sudden death of a fellow firefighter, Louisville’s Engine Company 22 and Truck 4 received a very beautiful gift of life.

May 13, 2022 11:28 AM

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New York City Fire Department Mourns Canarsie Hero Killed in Collapse

New York City Fire Department Firefighter Vincent Geary told mourners, “No one ever had to worry about Tim.” Tim Klein died April 24.

May 02, 2022 01:31 PM

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