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N.C. Veteran, Rookie Swap Stories About Battling Flames

April 7, 2015

The Albemarle firefighters found the bones of their stories are much the same.

N.H. Firefighter Aids in Mass. Water Rescue

Charges Filed in 2014 Arson in Maine Museum

Two Fire Trucks Destroyed at Md. Blaze

Pa. Fire Chief Declares Department Strong, Staying Put

CO Claims Md. Dad, Seven Children

Witness: Fla. Shark Bite Victim Was Bitten Right Through Wet Suit

N.C. Judge Alerts Driver to Burning Vehicle

Philly Ambulance Patients Warned of Data Breach

April 7, 2015

Billing information for at least 750 patients who used Philadelphia ambulances in 2012 was stolen by an employee of the company that handles such data.

Eight Killed in CO Poisoning Incident in Maryland

April 7, 2015

The victims are a father and his seven children.

Ky. Firefighters Continue to Hit Hot Spots at GE Plant

More than 72 hours later, firefighters continue to put out hot spots at GE Appliance Park building that caught fire Friday.

Florida County Considers Privatizing BLS, Transports

April 6, 2015

Marion Fire Chief Stuart McElhaney said he wants to focus on ALS care.

Two Calif. Kids Killed in Minivan Fire

April 6, 2015

Officials believe one of the four children playing set the fire.

Austin Medics See Another Uptick in K2 Cases

Medics have treated 14 people in the downtown area since Friday.

D.C. Fire Leaves One Dead, One Hurt

A probe is underway in the nation's capital to determine what caused a rowhouse fire Monday that claimed one life, and left another person critically injured.

Training Outside Your Department has Many Benefits

April 6, 2015

Attending Firehouse Expo provides you with education for career advancement and allows you to see new technology and research.

Three Escape N.Y. House Fire

Lockport firefighters had their work cut out for them at a house fire. The residents escaped.

Fiery Car Crash in Queens Leaves Two Dead

A 2001 Nissan Maxima was traveling eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway service road in Jamaica, and the driver lost control. It struck a scaffolding and caught fire.

Wrongly Convicted of Arson, Pa. Teen Trying to Move On

April 6, 2015

The state's star witness was a firebug, and has since been charged with setting a church and house fire.

Ariz. Firefighters Testing Military Communications System

April 6, 2015

The Prescott Fire Department is testing a system used by Navy SEALS and Green Berets.

Georgetown, Ind., Receives New Aerial

The Georgetown, Ind., Fire Department has taken delivery of a 100-foot straight stick aerial built by Smeal on Spartan cab and chassis with a 500-hp Cummins engine and an Allison 4000EVS transmission.

Plumber: Landlord's Son Ordered Him to Rig Line in NYC Building That Exploded

April 6, 2015

Two men were killed in the Manhattan explosion last month.

Off-duty Calif. Fire Captain Tackles Arson Suspect

April 6, 2015

The woman had just sprayed a person with lighter fluid from head to toe.

Mass. Firefighters Rescue Two From Lake

April 6, 2015

Methuen responders had practiced a similar scenario recently.

Photo Story: Three-alarm Fire Hits Texas Motel

Fort Worth firefighters worked for 45 minutes to contain a fire at Motel 6.

Pa. Historian on Mission to Document Firefighters' Stories

April 5, 2015

Joseph Klapatch has scrolled through thousands of pages of newspaper archives using a microfilm machine.

Fire in Electric Vault Delays Boston Trains

April 5, 2015

The electrical fire in a vault containing switching and signal equipment has altered train routes.

Ind. Fire Truck Destroyed During Grass Fire

April 5, 2015

Liberty firefighters believe flames were sucked into the air intake, causing the fire truck to burn.

Ore. Man Allegedly Intimidated Ore. Firefighters with Knife, Hammer

April 5, 2015

Forest Grove firefighters found the man throwing gas cans on a fire before he carried a knife and hammer out of a garage.

Kan. Firefighters Rescue Man Through Window

April 5, 2015

Wichita firefighters entered a window and rescued a man who was hospitalized with smoke inhalation.

Conn. Chief Reflects on First Year on the Job

April 5, 2015

Fire Chief Allyn Wright recalled the overtime costs and morale changes in New Haven.

Nurse Ensures Texas Firefighters Have Supplies for Abandoned Babies

April 4, 2015

Turina Young, of Vidor, attended a Baby Moses educational class with her husband, Steve Young, and discovered there was a bigger need than just the course.