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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

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

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

Hostile Tenants Prevent Investigation of Ore. Fire

Fearing bodily harm to their firefighters, Cornelius fire officials are declining to investigate the exact cause of a fire at a half-way house that destroyed the structure.

News • May 8th, 2013

Ga. Firefighter Recovering From Injury Battling Blaze

A Macon-Bibb County firefighter suffered a herniated disc while operating a 30-pound saw over his head at a packaging plant near the Middle Georgia Regional Airport.

News • May 8th, 2013

Study: Cancer Risk High for Firefighters Exposed to Burning Flame Retardants

PBDEs are used as flame retardants in household furniture, carpets, plastics, computers and foam insulation.

News • May 6th, 2013

Councilman Seeks Delay in Los Angeles Ambulance Plan

"We have a firestorm going on out there, and the last thing we want to do is put any firefighter in jeopardy," City Councilman Richard Alarcon said.

News • May 4th, 2013

Fla. Firefighter Injured by Porch Roof Collapse

Lauderhill Firefighter Greg Nicholson suffered some non-life threating back injuries when a porch roof collapsed on him Friday.

News • May 4th, 2013

Two Los Angeles Firefighters Burned in House Fire

Three firefighters, including a captain, were trapped in the structure and the captain was reported to be unconscious when rescued.

News • May 4th, 2013

Baby Fox Rescued by Md. Firefighters Euthanized

Well intentioned Harford County firefighters who rescued a baby fox may have been exposed to rabies. The animal was euthanized for testing.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Md. Firefighter Who Called Mayday Succumbs to Injuries

The 24-year-old firefighter who was hurt in a Reistertown house fire that killed a resident of the home, has died as the result of injuries he suffered battling the blaze.

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

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

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

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