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By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A Delaware firefighter suffered a heart attack during training and was revived by colleagues who performed CPR and used an AED.• The incident occurred...

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By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing A man suffered a severe leg injury from a circular saw at a South Street home in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, around...

Five-Alarm Bronx Apartment Fire Kills One, Injures 14; FDNY Rescues Child From Fire Escape

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing A five-alarm structure fire on August 5 destroyed a five-story apartment building in Norwood after a suspected gas explosion, killing...

Connecticut Firefighters Rescue Two Residents From Burning Maine Home While Vacationing

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing Two off-duty Connecticut firefighters rescued two sleeping residents from a burning house in Scarborough, Maine on July 29 after discovering...

New Mexico Search and Rescue Teams Underutilized as Law Enforcement Delays Requesting Specialized Assistance

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing New Mexico's more than 40 volunteer search and rescue teams are being deployed less frequently despite a rising number of...

Three Children Rescued From Columbia House Fire; Mother Charged With Child Neglect

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing Three children, ages 2, 4, and 6, were rescued from a house fire Monday night on Floran Street in Columbia,...

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Virginia Launches $2 Million Firefighter Cancer Screening Grant Program

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing Virginia has launched a $2 million grant program to help career fire departments provide specialized cancer screenings for firefighting personnel,...

Bay City Commission Votes to Plan Replacement of Fire Station 2 Due to PFAS Contamination

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing Bay City Commission voted 7-1 on July 20 to move forward with planning and development of a long-term solution for...

Oakland Fire Department Restricts Wildfire Inspections to Public Property After Firefighter Attacks

By MES Dispatch Staff The Briefing The Oakland Fire Department implemented new procedures July 21 restricting wildfire vegetation inspections to public property only, after firefighters reported...

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