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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

N.M. Union Objects to Reassignment of Medics

Albuquerque's firefighters' union says pulling medics off the city's rescue vehicles will dilute ALS responses, not enhance them as city officials suggest.

News • May 1st, 2013

Suits Settled in Fatal W.Va. Fire Truck Crash

Settlements in two lawsuits tied to the deaths of two Rocky Mount firefighters, killed in a fatal fire truck crash in July 2010 have been reached. One legal action remains.

News • May 1st, 2013

Ore. Firefighter Remove Man's Body From Meat Machine

The gruesome task of removing the body of a man who fell into a meat blending machine fell to Portland firefighters.

News • May 1st, 2013

Md. Firefighters Rescue Baby Fox From Storm Drain

A team of volunteer firefighters from Harford County rescued a baby fox trapped in a storm drain in Edgewood after hearing its human-like howls and responding.

News • May 1st, 2013

Wis. Elementary School Fire Investigated as Arson

More than 600 students have been displaced by a suspicious early morning fire that caused extensive damage to St. Croix Central Elementary School.

News • May 1st, 2013

2013 Fire Service Product Innovations

New and innovative products found by Firehouse editors at FDIC.

Media Gallery • May 1st, 2013

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