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Minn. firefighters raising funds to help colleague who suffered severe head injury

Minnetonka firefighters are trying to help Tim Tripp, who is in a coma By Leila Merrill FireRescue1 MINNETONKA, Minn. — Firefighter Tim Tripp was helping to...

Black Calif. firefighter says colleagues set him up to fail; he is suing city

Sacramento Firefighter Waris Gildersleeve alleges that his colleagues tried to sabotage his career with damaged or old training resources, which led to injury By Marcus D. Smith...

‘I wasn’t 100% convinced I was not dead’: Mo. battalion chief finds meaning in Amtrak crash

In a matter of minutes, Kansas City Battalion Chief Todd Covington went from survivor to rescuer in June Amtrak train derailment By Eric Adler The Kansas...

Mass. firefighter gets probation for selling drugs while on duty and off

“ Eisnor was responsible for protecting the Malden community. Instead, he dishonored his noble profession,” said U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollin By Flint McColgan Boston Herald Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. MALDEN, Mass....

PFAS Act passes House of Representatives, expected to be signed into law

The bill creates an online public repository of tools and best practices for firefighters to reduce the release of and exposure to PFAS By FireRescue1...

Cleveland council OKs $2.2M in hiring bonuses, mental health services for first responders

With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires By Lucas Daprile cleveland.com Distributed by Tribune Content...

Ga. firefighter fired after neo-Nazi claims

Former Coweta firefighter Hunter Forsyth’s alleged affiliation with a white supremacist group was unearthed By Chris Joyner The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. COWETA...

FDNY firefighters rescue 2 men who fell down elevator shaft during fight

Crews found one of the victims sprawled out on top of the elevator; the other victim was underneath the elevator By Rocco Parascandola and Thomas...

Ga. city council OKs $1.3M in staff raises to aid recruitment, retention efforts

Base salaries for certified firefighters and police officers will now be $50,895, per Smyrna city officials By Jake Busch Marietta Daily Journal, Ga. Distributed by Tribune...

Phoenix city council approves $7.8M to create 58 fire department jobs

The new positions will be in the department’s aviation and rescue unit or at a station in the works By Leila Merrill FireRescue1 PHOENIX — The...

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