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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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NH firefighters injured during gas leak explosion at mental health facility

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Three Nashua, New Hampshire, firefighters were injured in an explosion and fire at the Greater Nashua Mental Health facility...

South Essex squad company rescues bedridden occupant from burning Maplewood home

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A South Essex, New Jersey, fire squad rescued a bedridden resident from a house fire in Maplewood early Monday...

Fire Department Dog Rescue Video Goes Viral With Nearly 10 Million Views

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A viral video showing a fire department rescuing a dog nicknamed “Bubba Mo” has been widely shared on social...

Massachusetts Firefighters Withdraw to Defensive Operations as Hoarding Conditions Hamper Interior Attack

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Fire crews responding to a Jan. 21 house fire in Reading, Massachusetts, encountered severe hoarding conditions that made interior...

Fatal Residential Fire in Hampton, Va., Injures Firefighter and Others

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A two-alarm residential fire in the Phoebus section of Hampton, Virginia, killed two people and injured five others, including...

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Plans Unveiled for New Fire Station in American Township, OH 

The $5.76 million six-bay station will replace the 57-year-old firehouse, American Township Fire Chief Thomas Hadding said.  Credit: By Craig Kelly  Source The Lima News, Ohio Motorists traveling along Elida Road will soon...

New Jersey Enacts Law Protecting First Responders From Retaliation After PTSD Leave

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Protection Act into law on Jan. 14,...

Florida Fire Department Adopts 24/72 Shift Schedule for Staffing and Health

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• The St. Johns County Fire Rescue in Florida shifted to a 24/72 shift schedule to improve staffing and firefighter...

Massachusetts Firefighters Withdraw to Defensive Operations as Hoarding Conditions Hamper Interior Attack

By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Fire crews responding to a Jan. 21 house fire in Reading, Massachusetts, encountered severe hoarding conditions that made interior...

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