Our paramedics have even more training than Fairfax County Fire Department paramedics ... He said their helicopters are dual-engine aircraft and “are safer that way, in case there’s a problem ...

Research shows firefighters are at increased risk for developing cancer due to toxic exposures on the job, but while all 50 states and the District have created laws to provide benefits for ...

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Chief John Butler didn’t grow up wanting to be a firefighter. Born in Liberia, he was 12 years old when his family was forced to flee the country ...

On a spring afternoon in Lafayette County, a fire engine pulls up to a smoking building. Inside, two victims are reported ...

The fire station remained “fully operational,” with a paramedic engine, rescue unit and EMS supervisor providing coverage. Medic 102 was the busiest medic unit in the county last year ...

VALPARAISO — A Morgan Township Volunteer Fire Department truck was involved in a crash Sunday evening while responding to a fire, the department reported. The truck, identified as engine 311 ...

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A man was rescued from the third floor of a row home after a fire that displaced 11 people in Allentown Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out at the 400 block of West Allen Street in downtown ...

Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) are trained to help local communities during a disaster, while Fire Safe Councils ...

The Cornwall Central School District is officially looking for a new superintendent of schools; the Board of Education ...

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