| | | | | | | The full program for the 2026 National Urban Search & Rescue Conference haas been released with dozens of new sessions. Among the classes are: "From Survival to Sustainability: How Illinois Task Force 1 Rebuilt Its Canine Program." "Overview of the Ice Collapse/Mudslide/Flood Disaster on the China and Nepal Border," and "Virtual Reality Training for Emergency Personnel in Mass Casualty Response."
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| | | The wreck involving Clayton's new apparatus occurred on Covered Bridge Road Thursday morning. |
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| | | | A.F. Dobler Hose and Ladder Company junior Firefighter Bryce Kaufmann, 17, died of injuries suffered in an e-bike collision. |
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| | | | East Branch Assistant Fire Chief Jason McGlone was electrocuted at a crash scene last year caused by a driver with previous convictions. |
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| | | | Bennie Gaddy urges fire chiefs to be clear about their expectations of their officers, to delegate, to check in—but not micromanage—and to let go of the inclination to require perfection, as means of developing future leaders. |
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| | | | Fireground scenes from Los Angeles, Rochester, NY, Warren, MI, and Westbrook, ME, that were captured by various photographers. |
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| | | There's still a good possibility that human remains could be located in the Portland warehouse that burned and partially razed last month, firefighters say. |
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| | | Liberty city workers used a hydro excavator to remove dirt from around the victim, Kansas City Battalion Chief Riley Nolan said. |
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| Skylar Mercado, 29, said after acing the FDNY written and physical tests, he was told by an interviewer he was too old. |
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| | | In 2024, Ryan Sedlock admitted to stealing drugs from a patient while working at Sylvania Township Fire Department. |
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