Minnesota State Volunteer Firefighters Association

Houston City Council Approves Laying Off 220 Firefighters

More than 200 Houston firefighters will be laid off after the City Council approved the measure Wedn »

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110-Year-Old Pennsylvania Fire Company Shuts Down

This fire company was a staple in the community for 110 years. Now, it’s gone.Millbourne Fire Compan »

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Why Are Boston Area Firefighters Called 'Jakes'?

Listener Roberta "Bobbie" Brown recently emailed the Curiosity Desk, after reading a story in the pa »

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Fiery Train Derailment in Texas Prompts Evacuations

VIDEOS: A Union Pacific freight train carrying ethanol careened off its tracks in a Fort Worth neigh »

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Arkansas police, firefighters will be paid in $1.15M class action lawsuit settlement

More than 120 current and former Conway police and firefighters will receive money payment before th »

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Oregon firefighter positions could get the ax in budget cuts

VIDEO: In 2016, Ashland hired three additional firefighters for the first time since 2001 in respons »

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Texas city sues own fire department

VIDEO: Concerns over title transfers and insurance lead the City of Howardwick to file a lawsuit aga »

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Volunteer fire department in West Virginia restored, shares progress with the community

The Talcott Volunteer Fire Department sits proudly with its engines in line. It was in June of 2016 »

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NTSB: Disconnected gas regulator, unknown ignition source caused deadly 2016 Maryland apartment blast

The National Transportation Safety Board has been unable to determine the ignition source that spark »

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Some fallen first responders' children in Michigan not getting tuition aid due to loophole

VIDEO: The wife of a fallen police officer thought she would be getting help - but found out her fam »

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Two southern Arizona fire districts to employ new methods to help sick, injured children

Two fire districts in southern Arizona will become the first in the area to put to use new methods t »

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New Mexico fire department to create EMS division

For years, most of the Santa Fe Fire Department’s work has not been fighting fires but delivering em »

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Medicine Lake firefighter dies of cancer

The Medicine Lake Fire Department reports firefighter Tom Chapman died last Friday following a battl »

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1 firefighter suffers minor injuries battling Hugo blaze

The Hugo Fire Department reports one firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling a house fire »

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Pillager chief says homeowner's quick action kept fire from spreading

A fire caused by an electrical malfunction of a motion light fixture on an attached garage started T »

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Barn destroyed, goats killed in fire west of New Ulm

Three goats were killed in a barn fire west of New Ulm early Wednesday morning.New Ulm firefighters »

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