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Settlement Reached With Disabled FDNY Firefighter

A suit filed by FDNY firefighter who alleged his Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) rights were violated when he was forced to retire because of lung damage.

News • May 9th, 2013

Small Helicopter Crashes in Downtown Honolulu

No one was seriously injured when a small helicopter crashed in front of a fire station in Honolulu

News • May 9th, 2013

Man Arrested After Stealing Calif. Firefighter's Pants

The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department arrested a 45-year-old man after he allegedly stole pants, a radio and other gear from a fire truck parked at a scene.

News • May 9th, 2013

Conn. Woman Dies in House Fire

A woman, thought to be in her 20s, didn't make it out of the Suffield home she was in when it caught fire. Two others did escape without injuries.

News • May 9th, 2013

Fire at Pennsylvania Strip Club Ruled Arson

A shuttered strip club in Allentown burned Wednesday and authorities are saying it was intentionally set.

News • May 9th, 2013

Va. Teen Escapes Fire by Jumping From Window

As fire consumed the mobile home she was in, a Madison Heights teenager pushed out the air conditioner from a window in her bedroom and landed in the arms of a neighbor.

News • May 9th, 2013

Illinois Firefighter Injured Battling House Fire

An East Dundee firefighter injured a hand while battling a blaze in a single-family home in a gated retirement community in South Barrington.

News • May 9th, 2013

Maine Firefighter Honored For 50 Years of Service

At 72-years-old, Farmington Firefighter Douglas Oliver has been in the fire service longer than many members have been alive.

News • May 9th, 2013

Fire That Killed Calif. Family Blamed on Power Strip

An overloaded power strip and extension cord is the suspected cause of a fire in a Cloverdale double-wide mobile home that killed a couple and their young son.

News • May 9th, 2013

Mich. Firefighter's Body Recovered After Strip Mall Fire

The body of a Wayne Westland firefighter has been recovered from a blaze at a pair of businesses in a Westland strip mall today.

News • May 8th, 2013

Anhydrous Ammonia Tanker Truck Collides With Train in Minn.

A collision between a semi truck carrying anhydrous ammonia and a train sent four people to the hospital and caused the evacuation of an elementary school in Murdock.

News • May 8th, 2013

Pa. Man Guilty in Fire That Nearly Killed Firefighter

A Jeanette man pleaded guilty to starting several fires, including one that nearly cost a firefighter his life when a window burst a window causing a laceration to his neck.

News • May 8th, 2013

Fire Badly Damages Landmark Calif. Bakery, Restaurant

Fire caused heavy damage to Merritt Bakery and Restaurant in Oakland on Wednesday morning.

News • May 8th, 2013

Detroit Firefighters Respond Railroad Hazmat Call

The Detroit Fire Department is on the scene at the CSX Railroad facility in southwest Detroit this morning for a reported hazardous materials situation.

News • May 8th, 2013

L.A. Firefighters Say Abandoned Barrels Are No Hazard

Suspicious barrels along the railroad tracks in Pomona are filled with soil and pose no hazard, according to fire officials.

News • May 8th, 2013

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