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State data show 44 people died in 30 fires last year, down from 2024

City officials say the latest graduating class brings Troy’s fire force to full capacity, with continued investments in training

From Stewartville to St. Charles, families are carrying on decades-long traditions of volunteer firefighting as departments rely on generational service

Dunville, a Navy veteran and amputee injured in a 1999 structure collapse, is being honored for community service, fundraising and support for fellow veterans and amputees

A blaze tore through Le Constellation in Crans-Montana just after midnight Jan. 1, injuring about 115 people as investigators work to identify victims

The $90 million, four-year agreement adds longevity step raises and streamlines paid details, changes city and union leaders say will support retention and strengthen operations

After more than a decade of joint rescues and wildfire response, Bernalillo County firefighters were ousted from the Metro Air Support Unit following a policy change allowing off-duty cannabis use

A new fire code amendment in Loveland will require defibrillators in newly built or renovated venues with occupancies of 100 or more, aiming to speed bystander response when cardiac arrest strikes

Crews used large-animal rescue straps to help a horse named Shadow back to its feet during a morning rescue operation

A Syracuse police officer and an off-duty firefighter/EMT teamed up to perform CPR on a critically injured woman found outside a burning home, reviving her before EMS arrived

The battalion chief who wrote the Palisades Fire report refused to endorse the final version, saying substantial edits altered findings, removed failures and fell short of department standards

The medical emergency occurred during an early morning house fire in Riverside County that left two residents with minor injuries

In a Daily News opinion piece, FDNY EMS Lt. Anthony Almojera argues that appointing an EMS veteran as commissioner reflects today’s medical-first reality

A 19-year-old Marion County rookie says co-workers restrained, beat and waterboarded him during his second shift while trying to force his phone passcode, prompting firings and criminal charges

Utica Township Fire Protection District leaders told county commissioners the department has grown its volunteer ranks, improved training and is on track to be fully operational by 2026

Once plagued by "a staffing nightmare" Carroll County Fire and EMS now maintains full coverage through strategic planning, paid staffing models and firefighter support

Kansas City firefighters rescued five people from a third-floor apartment via ground ladders after heavy fire cut off the stairwell inside the building

Lincoln firefighters rescued residents and then shifted to defensive operations as a predawn attic fire destroyed the historic Apollo Apartments

As drinking water conservation orders remain in effect, firefighters used water from nearby Limestone Creek to control a fully involved fire at a Minoa business

Timothy Bertz realized his dream of becoming a St. Paul firefighter days before a sudden medical event took his life