By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Four Alpha Fire Company firefighters, all Penn State students, were honored for rescuing an injured captain at a second‑alarm fire in Haines Township, Pennsylvania.
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The Briefing
• Off-duty Columbus Fire & EMS Firefighter Richard Barfield Jr. is being honored for saving seven people after a head-on...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Four Alpha Fire Company firefighters, all Penn State students, were honored for rescuing an injured captain at a second‑alarm...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• An off‑duty volunteer firefighter and his wife rescued two people from a burning SUV near Cameron, North Carolina, early...
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The Briefing
• Atlantic City firefighters and police responded to a water rescue near Rhode Island Avenue Beach on New Year’s Eve.
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The Briefing
Anniston, Ala. — Firefighters arrived within 3 minutes of dispatch and rescued two people trapped inside a burning home on Wilmer Avenue. FireRescue1
Patient status: One person was transported for...
Concerns Rise as Policy Changes Disappear from Government Websites
Weeks after the Labor Department extended workers’ compensation coverage to include cancers affecting female and transgender firefighters, concerns are mounting as...
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The Briefing
A six-month pilot crisis response program by the Clark County Fire Department in Nevada showed reductions in emergency department transports...
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The Briefing
Los Angeles County — One year after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, after-action reviews cite staffing, coordination, alerting and water-supply failures that complicated evacuations and initial attack. FireRescue1
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The Briefing
New York City — FDNY reports a sharp rise in senior fire fatalities: 37 of 59 fire deaths (64%) so far this year involved people 65+, up...