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Firefighters were dealing with raging flames and heavy smoke at a fire at an auto lot in Pennsylvania. It happened at the 412 Auto Works on Market Street around 11 p.m. Tuesday.
During the Hawaiสปi Fire Chiefs Association annual conference, first responders in Hawaiสปi joined Maui County Fire Chief Brad Ventura and local representatives from AT&T.
PHOTOS: The Fire Department on Tuesday rolled out its plans to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, including a ceremony at a Staten Island stadium.
PHOTOS: The Adirondac tour boat caught fire on Lake George Monday morning. The fire was discovered by Public Works employees just before 6:45 a.m. At least six fire companies responded and the fire was brought under control in about an hour.
VIDEO: A new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame isn’t honoring a famous singer or actor. Instead, it’s dedicated to some of the brave heroes who battled the Palisades and Sunset fires earlier this year — the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Video captured the heart-stopping rescue of a father and son who became stranded in the Florida Everglades. The men were in the Big Cypress National Preserve, which includes 728,000 acres stretched across multiple counties.
PHOTOS: Firefighters spent much of the weekend handling a major fire in the Aroostook County town of Van Buren that destroyed two buildings and damaged others. Firefighters were initially called to 58 Main St. at about 11:15 p.m. on Saturday.
Thurston County has made a groundbreaking advancement in emergency medical services by becoming the first in the United States to achieve accreditation for an ambulance ultrasound program.
VIDEO: One social media post has people in Springfield raising their eyebrows. The post, shared across the Capitol City Wednesday night, stated that nine firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital. Springfield fire said: Not so fast.
PHOTOS: Students were safely evacuated off a school bus that went up in flames Wednesday afternoon in Dickson County, officials said. Bus 5 caught fire at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3.
VIDEO: Liberty High School Spanish class students stepped outside the classroom Wednesday to become teachers themselves. They visited the Liberty Fire Department to help first responders better serve the community’s growing Spanish-speaking population.
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Itโs getting hot in here! The smokinโ FDNY employees featured in the departmentโs new โCalendar of Heroesโ were heating things up as they offered selfies and signatures to customers at a promotional event.
