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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By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing• Albany Fire Department used more than $68,000 in state grant funds to buy inflatable lifting chairs and train care...
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The Briefing
• Firefighters battled a multi-alarm high-rise fire spanning several floors at Brighton Towers in Atlantic City, New Jersey, early Wednesday.
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By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A three-alarm apartment fire in East Orange, New Jersey, early Jan. 11, 2026, prompted multiple ladder rescues of residents...
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The Briefing
• Easton, Massachusetts, firefighters responding to what was initially reported as a medical call encountered a working structure fire that...
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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...
The nearly $3 billion to compensate police, firefighters and others injured responding to the 9/11 attacks is part of a $3.5 trillion federal spending proposal.
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By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A malfunction in a 23-year-old Camden fire engine critically delayed its response to a Nov. 12, 2025, house fire,...
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The Briefing
• St. Paul Fire Chief Barton “Butch” Inks retired after a 31-year career marked by emphasis on firefighter wellness and...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Retired New Jersey Fire Chief David Badger was honored by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation for promoting the foundation’s...