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$1M Grant Will Fund Study of NYC Responders’ Cancer

The FDNY has received a boost for research on hematological cancers that strike responders who helped at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11.

News • March 6th, 2013

NFFF: Making Sure Firefighters are Mentally Fit is Everyone's Job

Talking about the call needs to happen every time crews turn a wheel, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation says.

News • March 5th, 2013

North Carolina Fire Chief Dies Fighting Brush Fire

The chief of the Knotts Island (N.C.) Volunteer Fire Department died fighting a brush fire Sunday evening from an apparent cardiac event.

News • March 4th, 2013

Fat FDNY Medics/EMTs Flunk Fire Academy

The Fire Department’s new class of recruits — all current city EMTs or paramedics who want to become firefighters — are flaming out fast, failing the Fire Academy in record numbers.

News • March 4th, 2013

N.C. Fire Department's Flu Policy Deemed Successful

While there's no way to determine who would or would not have gotten sick without Fayetteville's flu policy in place, no major illness has swept through the department.

News • March 4th, 2013

Iowa Firefighter Shares Love of Station Cooking

Sioux City Firefighter George Glass has been a firefighter for five years and, before that, he was a restaurant cook for seven. That's why he makes sure the folks in his station are well fed.

News • March 4th, 2013

Amputee Ohio Fire Lt./Medic Is Back on The Job

A Mifflin Township Lt./Medic lost a leg below the knee as the result of injuries from a motorcycle wreck but was determined to go back to work after extensive rehabilitation.

News • February 26th, 2013

N.Y. Dept. Discusses Healing After Losing a Member

While there may be no way to fill the void left by the line of duty death of an Owego fire captain, the department members are beginning to heal.

News • February 26th, 2013

9/11 Fund Makes First Payments to Sick Responders

The first round of payments from a special fund set up by Congress, most of which have been offered to firefighters, range from $10,000 to a high of $1.5 million. Recipients have lung problems from breathing dust.

News • January 29th, 2013

Texas Firefighter Hospitalized After Fall at House Fire

Reported “health issues” sent a Texas firefighter to the hospital for treatment from the scene of a house fire on Monday.

News • January 15th, 2013

Responder Driving N.J. Ambulance Killed in Crash

William Martin, president of the Stillwater Emergency Rescue Squad, felt something was amiss, and tried to stop the ambulance.

News • January 8th, 2013

Doctors Pleased With Progress of San Jose Firefighter

Firefighter Frank Ryan remained in critical but stable condition Monday.

News • September 4th, 2012

Chicago Firefighter Suicide Report Seeks Answers

After experiencing seven suicides over 18 months, the Chicago Fire Union's Employee Assistance Program began searching for answers.

News • June 21st, 2012

Study: Healthy Foods a Difficult Find for Firefighters

Findings from a recent Johns Hopkins study were released Tuesday.

News • June 20th, 2012

Firefighter Survival School Honors Charleston 9

Those who completed the South Carolina Firefighter Survival School graduated Monday -- the fifth anniversary of the Sofa Super Store Fire.

News • June 19th, 2012

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