A shortage of lifeguards at Gloucester's beaches has led the city's Department of Public Works to hire city firefighters and paramedics through what amount to off-duty safety details.
The 2015 IAFC/Motorola Solutions Ben Franklin Award for Valor was presented at FRI in Atlanta to the crew of Engine 17 of the Virginia Beach Fire Dept. for actions at a motor vehicle crash.
Gabe King was with other New Orleans firefighters in a high-rise when he spotted a break in the 17th Street levee. After they confirmed it, they radioed to commanders that the area was quickly flooding.
SUVs will continue to respond to some medical emergencies in Spokane, according to an agreement announced Monday between the city and the firefighters union.
A gasoline tanker rolled over and leaked gas onto East Highway 290 at Johnny Morris Road, causing the intersection to be closed as crews work on the scene.
For the first time ever, Washington state officials are enlisting volunteers to help fight numerous wildfires burning across the north-central portion of the state. Roughly 50 people, mostly loggers and farmers, were being trained Saturday.
"Air tankers do not put out fires. The boots on the ground do that," said Mike Ferris, a Forest Service spokesman at the National Interagency Fire Center.
The soldiers worked in teams, winding their way through the school while following the directions of volunteers from the Fort Bragg and Fayetteville fire departments.
Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James “Jamie” Dickman, 31, died last year when they became trapped inside the burning two-story, six-unit apartment building.
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