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•May 23, 2025

PATIENT SLID OFF GURNEY DURING FATAL AMBULANCE CRASH – NORTH CAROLINA

New information is surfacing about a Triad ambulance crash...

•May 22, 2025

TFD CREATES PLAN TO STOP RESPONDING TO FALSE ALARMS AT UA

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The City of Tucson has...

•May 22, 2025

BROWN CO DISPATCHERS SAY NEW OVERTIME POLICY HAS WORSENED STAFFING SHORTAGE / TOXIC WORK ENVIRONMENT

Ongoing staffing shortages and policy changes have left the...

•May 22, 2025

NFA Back & a New Name, UPDATES: FF Lost, Floor Collapse, 2 FF’s LODD: Fire Attack (The Secret List)

All, Well, FEMA announced today that in-person training will...

•May 22, 2025

Beloved Firefighter battling Stage 4 cancer — his only clue was one ‘very benign’ sign

Baltimore firefighter Steve Dorsey had the worst Valentine’s Day...

•May 21, 2025

BROOKLYN MAN FALLS TO DEATH DURING FDNY RESCUE

A tenant fell to his death during a rescue attempt...

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•May 22, 2025

NFA Back & a New Name, UPDATES: FF Lost, Floor Collapse, 2 FF’s LODD: Fire Attack (The Secret List)

All, Well, FEMA announced today that in-person training will resume at three national schoolhouses in...

•May 20, 2025

Recognizing Selfless Efforts (The Secret List)

All, Do you know a Chief Officer, FD Safety Officer, Firefighter, or organization that leads...

•May 19, 2025

Videos: Live FIREFIGHTER Burn, Ship Crash Command, Fire Station Parking & 2 Training Opportunities (The Secret List)

All, Below is a clip of a recent “live fire” training burn. Live Fire Training...

•May 17, 2025

STORM RELATED FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH-KY (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that Major Roger Leslie Leatherman of the Laurel County...

•May 17, 2025

FIREFIGHTERS DOWN AT FATAL CO INCIDENT (The Secret List)

All, This happened earlier this morning in St. Mary’s County, (southern) Maryland. Initial reports are that...

•May 16, 2025

BALTIMORE CITY FIREFIGHTER LODD DURING TRAINING (The Secret List)

All, Another terrible week for the Baltimore City Fire Department as earlier today one of...

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•May 23, 2025

PATIENT SLID OFF GURNEY DURING FATAL AMBULANCE CRASH – NORTH CAROLINA

New information is surfacing about a Triad ambulance crash that left a 92-year-old dead. Officials...

•May 20, 2025

MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING FDNY EMS OFFICER

NEW YORK — A New York man was convicted Monday of fatally stabbing a longtime...

•May 20, 2025

NEW HAMPSHIRE AMBULANCE STRUCK BY SUV

An ambulance carrying a child in critical condition was hit by an SUV at an...

•May 20, 2025

MEDICAL HELICOPTER MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN PENNSYLVANIA

A medical helicopter landed on the lawn of a home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Monday...

•May 19, 2025

HAWAII AMBULANCE CATCHES FIRE DURING RESPONSE

WAILUPE, Hawaii (Island News) — The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) is investigating an ambulance that caught on...

•May 19, 2025

HOUSTON AMBULANCE STRUCK AT INTERSECTION

HOUSTON – An ambulance on the way to the hospital needed its ambulance called after...

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