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Captain Anthony Harper located the baby in the bottom of a bunk bed and moved to a window to avoid carrying the child through the smoke
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Firefighters were unable to get into the fire apartment from the inside during a two-alarm blaze in Brooklyn that injured 16 occupants
While this year is certainly not the first Inauguration Day, it is the first one for a candidate who has already experienced two assassination attempts
Rescuers used a rope system to lower an injured worker from a 92-foot water tower
The new plan, led by the Plaistow Fire Department, mirrors the former ALS service with additional benefits, including cost savings and enhanced training
Butler first responders will be second in the marching order after the U.S. Army in the parade following President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration
Wausau Fire Department paramedics will now be outfitted to work alongside law enforcement during dangerous incidents
The Sterling firefighter is in critical condition
“I think it’s just part of the culture for first responders,” the Overland Park Fire Department PIO said about the act of kindness
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Close to 200 occupants were displaced after fire ripped across the top floor of a six-story Bronx apartment building
Footage of the crash in North Miami Beach shows the vehicle going through the crossing just before being struck by the Brightline train
The Los Angeles Fire Department said a firefighter was among those injured, suffering a serious head injury during the Palisades Fire
Three Houston firefighters suffered serious burns when they were blocked by a heavy door during an apartment fire
An Overland Park ambulance crew “raided their own pantry” after they found an empty ED snack room and nurses held over due to the snow
12 residents and three staff of the Mount Carmel Senior Living Community were among those transported to a hospital during a 3-alarm fire
A deadly vehicle attack in New Orleans underscores the need for EMS to adapt to evolving threats, exploring strategies for prevention, response and building resilience
Officers in Ewing tried to reach a 6-year-old boy trapped in a fire on the fourth floor of a seven-story apartment
Security camera footage shows the aircraft on its side as it crashed into the building in Fullerton
“This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division
The Falfurrias Volunteer Fire Department will use funding from an Operation Lone Star grant to put more EMTs on the street
Officials said some of those wounded in the New Year’s Eve blast had severe burns and shrapnel injuries
A Delray Beach spokesperson said three firefighters are in stable condition after their ladder truck was struck by a train while responding to a call
Three Vancouver firefighters were injured after a downed power line caused several fires
Images from the scene show a Delray Beach fire truck on its side, significantly damaged
Firefighters rescued a woman trapped inside her burning vehicle after she crashed into a daycare center
First responders worked 60 feet above the ground, inside a grain silo in Boyceville to free a person trapped by a sweep auger
Video from the captain of Fort Lauderdale Engine 8 shows the scene of a fiery blast that killed one person and injured five