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Vancouver's Experiment With SUV Response Is Working

Early results of Vancouver Fire Department's use of SUVs for lower priority medical calls is promising with reductions in response times and fuel costs.

News • May 2nd, 2013

N.C. School Fires Prompts Request For Aerial Coverage

Concerns about potential emergencies at Flat Rock Elementary School and White Plains Elementary School have prompted requests to have Mount Airy's truck available if needed.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Va. Firefighters Rescue Child, 4, From Apartment Fire

Newport News firefighters found the child in a second-floor bedroom after police alerted them to the trapped victim. The child was hospitalized for treatment of serious injuries.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Md. Fire Takes Out Art Gallery, Auto Repair Shops

A Baltimore fire destroyed an art gallery and several auto repair shops, forcing the evacuation of firefighters as the building collapsed. One firefighter was hospitalized with minor injuries.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Tenn. Firefighter Suffers Facial Burns in Car Wash Fire

Forty-two emergency responders and 19 pieces of fire and emergency medical services equipment responded to the call at a Memphis car wash. One firefighter was hospitalized for facial burns.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Illinois Native Killed in Texas Blast Laid to Rest

A native of Palos Hills, and a volunteer firefighter who was killed in the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion was laid to rest on Wednesday.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Fire Causes $1M Damage to Vegas Medical Building

Fire broke out in a building that houses Southern Nevada Medical Group, Sunrise Pediatrics, Quest Diagnostics and West Coast Imaging on Wednesday morning.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Pa. Firefighter's Wife Helps Raise Money for West, Texas

In the days following the April 24 fire and explosion in West, Texas, the women of FireWives.com came together to help the West, Texas Volunteer Fire Department.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Wash. Firefighter Assaulted While Helping at EMS Call

A Tacoma fire captain was assaulted by a woman who requested medical treatment. The captain was punched in the chest and spit on by the woman.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Illinois Man Rescued From Steel Grain Bin

The Jacksonville man was conscious and talking when they brought him out of the steel bin located about one-half mile east of Woodson after he was trapped for more than two hours.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Ala. Firefighter Becomes Ill, Dies Searching For Explosives

A 37-year-old member of the Oak Ridge (Ala.) Volunteer Fire Department became ill while searching for explosives in the woods on Monday, was hospitalized and died a few hours later.

News • May 1st, 2013

Va. Firefighter Suffers Facial Burns at House Fire

A Norfolk firefighter was injured Wednesday morning in a blaze in the Norview section of the city.

News • May 1st, 2013

Elderly N.Y. Woman Dies in House Fire

Officials said Niagara firefighters were called to the scene at 6:21 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a call from a newspaper delivery person who observed smoke coming from inside the woman's home.

News • May 1st, 2013

Man Rescued After Night on Ice in Minn. River

The 41-year-old construction worker from Iuka, Miss., said he drove his black Buick out on the ice near the 28th Street boat landing in Superior just because it seemed like a fun thing to do.

News • May 1st, 2013

Ohio Dept. Feels Love From Feds With $14M in Grants

In the past three years, Akron has been extraordinarily fortunate to receive unprecedented levels of funding from the feds to hire firefighters and buy apparatus.

News • May 1st, 2013

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