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Texas Man Jailed for Bomb-Making Materials

Arlington firefighters found something fishy while extinguishing a fire between vehicles.

News • May 13th, 2013

UK Firefighter Hurt as Safety Demo Goes Awry

He was demonstrating how to extinguish a chip pan fire when he was burned.

News • May 13th, 2013

Paper Carrier Rescues Man From N.C. Fire

The property looked vacant, but the carrier found a man inside the burning home.

News • May 13th, 2013

'Brotherhood Ride' Honors Fallen Emergency Responders

The ride began when a group of North Naples, Fla. firefighters wanted to honor the Charleston 9.

News • May 13th, 2013

Oklahoma Fire Department Trying to Keep Up With Growth

The population of Broken Arrow has almost doubled in the last 20 years and while the ISO recommends 11 engine companies, but they currently have six.

News • May 12th, 2013

Officials: S.C. Dad, Daughter Killed in Suspicious Fire

Aiken County Sheriff's officials are investigating the fire, which took the life of a 28-year-old man and his two-year-old daughter as arson.

News • May 12th, 2013

Chicago Cop, Firefighters Rescue Several from Blaze

When firefighters arrived, flames were coming out the side of the building and police officer Edward Leighton told firefighters about two people he was unable to rescue.

News • May 12th, 2013

Ill. City Considers New Station for Better Coverage

Bloomington officials are exploring whether to add nine firefighters and a new paramedic engine to a station in the northeastern part of the city to help improve response there.

News • May 12th, 2013

Man Charged in Ill. House Fire That Claimed Four Kids

A 33-year-old man was charged on Friday with four counts of first-degree murder and residential arson in the deaths of the children ages five to 12.

News • May 11th, 2013

Utah Assistant Chief Charged with Prescription Fraud

The discovery of missing controlled substances within the Unified Fire Authority has led to prescription fraud charges filed against an assistant chief in what likely is a separate case.

News • May 11th, 2013

Bystanders Rescue Woman From Washington Crash

"The van was starting to settle, and the top half of her head was in the water," a bystander said. "I thought she was going to drown."

News • May 11th, 2013

Iowa Chief Says Radio System Plagued with Trouble

The new systems, coupled with a switch to narrowband frequencies this year, resulted in radio complications across Des Moines County.

News • May 11th, 2013

Man Ejected After Stealing and Crashing Ohio Apparatus

A man broke into the Harrison Township fire station, jumped aboard a tanker and took off. Soon after, the apparatus left the road, overturned and the man was ejected.

News • May 11th, 2013

Smoke Forces Evacuation of White House West Wing

An overheated piece of equipment in a mechanical room forced the evacuation of the West Wing of the White House Saturday morning.

News • May 11th, 2013

Pa. Agencies Conduct Aircraft Crash Training

Representatives from four regional airports, including Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International, and three local volunteer fire departments battled live fire to train for an aircraft disaster Friday.

News • May 11th, 2013

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