By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing• Illinois legislators advanced a bill that would lower the minimum age to become a firefighter from 21 to 18.• Supporters said the change could...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing• First-arriving paramedics in northern New Mexico rescued a squatter trapped in a burning house, fire officials said.• The incident...
By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing• A late-night hospital fire in Pennsylvania forced the evacuation of patients after flames were discovered on the roof of...
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...
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A tanker truck carrying about 25,000 lb of anhydrous ammonia leaked while parked behind a hotel in Weatherford, Oklahoma. AP News+2AP News+2
Dozens of individuals were hospitalized, including several in...
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,...
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...
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...