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  • KME Receives Boston Foam Pumpers Order

    Nesquehoning, PA – KME is pleased to announce the City of Boston Fire Department has awarded KME and its sales representative Bulldog Fire Apparatus, an order for five custom foam pumpers purchased under the FCAM (Fire Chiefs Association of...

    Press Release • February 14th, 2013

  • 200 Club of Morris County Makes Scholarships Available to Children of Public Safety Workers

    MORRISTOWN – High school seniors whose parents are public safety personnel in Morris County are eligible for a $4,000 scholarship from the 200 Club of Morris County, an organization of concerned citizens who support police officers, firefighters...

    Press Release • February 14th, 2013

  • Volunteer Firefighters Need Your Help

    Volunteer firefighters whose homes and property were devastated by Super Storm Sandy are still struggling to get back on their feet. You can help these first responders in need by making a contribution to the National Volunteer Fire Council’s (NVFC...

    Press Release • February 14th, 2013

  • Fla. Fire/EMS Supervisors Fired For On-Duty Sex

    A Polk County deputy chief also was suspended for sending and receiving inappropriate messages.

    News • February 14th, 2013

  • Georgia Investigators Seize Fire Dept. Records

    State investigators and the district attorney collected records from the Columbus Dept. of Fire & EMS after receiving word the department may have committed criminal acts in its record handling.

    News • February 13th, 2013

  • Dispatchers, Reporter Participate in Wash. Live Burn

    About 60 firefighters from Kittitas Valley Fire and Rescue, Kittitas Fire Department and Fire District 1 in Thorp participated in a practice fire that also included a reporter and two dispatchers.

    News • February 13th, 2013

  • Ind. Firefighter Hurt in 10-Foot Fall at House Fire

    Not realizing there was no door to the basement while fighting a fire in an abandoned home, a Frankfort firefighter fell 10 feet, but suffered only bumps and bruises.

    News • February 13th, 2013

  • Former Pa. Firefighter Seeks Plea Change in Arson

    A former Danville firefighter, serving up to 18 years in prison for arsons in Montour County, will attempt to change a plea during a trial in April.

    News • February 13th, 2013

  • Bowers Picked to Head Fairfax County, Va. Fire/Rescue

    He has headed Montgomery County, MD Fire/Rescue since Chief Tom Carr resigned in 2008 to take over in Charleston.

    News • February 12th, 2013

  • N.Y. Firefighters' Snow Antics Caught on TV

    A local TV news crew got more than they expected when they saw firefighters being towed down a snowy street - in their gear - by a rope tied to an SUV.

    News • February 12th, 2013

  • KME Receives LACoFD Rescue Order

    Nesquehoning, PA – KME is pleased to announce that it has received a purchase order from the Los Angeles County Fire Department for 36 rescue trucks. The KME paramedic rescue bodies will be mounted on county supplied Dodge 4-door chassis. The...

    Press Release • February 12th, 2013

  • Agencies Awarded AEDs After Cardiac Science Contest

    Ten fire and police departments around the country are gearing up to implement much-needed AEDs won through the Cardiac Science online contest held in partnership with Firehouse.com.

    News • February 12th, 2013

  • Boston Firefighters Save Man From Fume-Filled Car

    Boston firefighters smashed a glass window of a car in which a man was seated "not moving" and may have avoided the third fatal carbon monoxide poisoning of the blizzard.

    News • February 11th, 2013

  • Delaware Medic Injured in Fall From Highway Bridge

    The medic plunged 50 feet onto a creek bridge while trying to jump across a barrier.

    News • February 11th, 2013

  • FEMA WORKING WITH PARTNERS ACROSS THE NORTHEAST AHEAD OF SEVERE WINTER WEATHER

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working closely with its partners, including the National Weather Service, to monitor the developing winter storm in the Northeast. FEMA's regional offices in Boston and New York...

    Press Release • February 8th, 2013