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All Available Boats: The Story of the Greatest Waterborne Evacuation in American History
Steven Shaw
Oct. 25, 2023
The 9/11 Memorial & Museum presents the documentary Boatlift and a roundtable discussion with some of the heroes of the water rescues.
David Watson
Historical Incidents
Capturing History: The Great Chelsea Fire of 1973
Oct. 13, 2023
Courtesy of USC Library/Los Angeles Examiner Collection
Wildland
29 Firefighters Killed 90 Years Ago in Griffith Park Fire
Ryan Baker
Oct. 3, 2023
Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS
Wildland
With 93 Deaths, Maui Wildfire Named Deadliest in Modern Times
Aug. 13, 2023
Photo courtesy of the Kingman Fire Department (KFD)
Historical Incidents
50 Years Later: The Kingman BLEVE
Robert Burke
July 17, 2023
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Greenwood Nursing Home Fire: Twenty Years Later
Aaron Dix
July 13, 2023
Safety & Health
Decade after Granite Mountain Hotshots Perish, Push on for New Shelters
Firehouse.com News
June 30, 2023
Careers & Education
Former Charleston Assistant Chief Reflects on 50 Years in Fire Service
Firehouse.com News
May 13, 2023
New York City Fire Museum
Historical Incidents
New York City Fire Museum Launches New Exhibition, 'Colonial Firefighting & The American Revolution'
March 17, 2023
Historical Incidents
30 Years Later: Remembering the 1993 WTC Bombing
Steven Shaw
Feb. 26, 2023
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As Firehouse Sees It: Fire Prevention Week Celebrates 100 Years!
Peter Matthews
Oct. 17, 2022
Peter Matthews echoes many when he urges officers and members to extend their outreach to the community beyond one week per year.
Historical Incidents
The Fire Scene: Remembering My Brothers
John J. Salka Jr.
Sept. 12, 2022
John J. Salka Jr. prefers to think back on the good times that he had with all of the people with whom he served in FDNY on the anniversary of September 11 rather than how they...
Courtesy BBC
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Remembering 9/11: The Firefighters' Stories
Firehouse.com News
Sept. 9, 2022
FDNY members tell their stories of the days before, of and after the Sept. 11 terror attacks that claimed the lives of 343 firefighters.
Historical Incidents
VA Restaurant Pulls 9/11 Themed Menu Amid Outrage
Sept. 9, 2022
A “Never Forget Sampler” plate that included a Flight 93 Redirect Crab Dip and a “Remember-tini” cocktail were some choices.
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Report: 17 FFs Missing after Cuban Oil Tank Explodes
Aug. 7, 2022
More than 100 people were injured and Cuban officials say 17 firefighters are missing after a crude oil tank exploded in Matanzas.
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