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FEMA workers who joined a 180-signature letter warning that staff and budget cuts imperil disaster response have been put on indefinite paid leave

Outgoing IAFC President Josh Waldo honored seven individuals for their outstanding service to the fire and EMS community

Probationary Firefighter Sadia Williams, 21, graduated on Aug. 22 and was set to begin work at Engine Company 13

Spokane firefighters cut the window sill to remove the occupant quickly

Lake County officials said the change will cut the average workweek to 42 hours and boost health, morale and staffing

The 12-year Army veteran and Raywick firefighter died three days after being ejected when his engine overturned en route to a call

Experts say Katrina’s communication breakdowns, coordination gaps and aid delays still shape policy and should guide today’s debates over FEMA’s future

The firefighter collapsed while working on the lightning-sparked blaze in the Tobacco Root Mountains

Honoring his parents’ care, a philanthropist gave $367,600 to buy an ambulance, easing response times after the Fairfield’s lone medical truck failed

Prosecutors say Joshua Thompson ignored a restraining order and hid assault rifles, handguns, 2,000 rounds of ammo and meth pills

The “Katrina Declaration and Petition to Congress" calls out reductions to CERT, the National Fire Academy and hazard grants as weakening national disaster readiness

Two Raywick firefighters were injured when their fire engine went off the road while responding to a call

The Pickett Fire in Napa County and the Flat Fire spanning Deschutes and Jefferson counties have prompted evacuation orders and warnings for more than 5,000 residents

A University of Maryland probe reveals 130,000 hazardous-cargo cars rolled past 2.5M residents in six months, yet most local fire departments lack the teams, gear and data to handle a derailment

Benoit, Lafayette’s chief since 1993 and the department’s first Black chief, departs to become Acadian Ambulance’s fire liaison supervisor

Vernon first responders ventilated and cut the tube slide at Northeast Elementary to free a wedged 40-year-old, with EMS providing oxygen in the heat

The 600-pound bronze that greeted visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge was found charred with missing parts

Funding from State Farm and the National Volunteer Fire Council will let Waterford’s volunteer firefighters buy new equipment

Two Columbia firefighters were hospitalized when a roof section collapsed during a predawn blaze

FDNY EMS officer and union vice president says separating EMS from the FDNY would close pay gaps, curb turnover and give medics the autonomy to modernize patient care