By Tanya Eiserer, WFAA Austin Campbell grew up around the firehouse. For as long as he can remember, he wanted to follow his dad’s footsteps and join the ranks of Dallas’ firefighters. He achieved that dream, becoming a Dallas firefighter at station 37. “Everything that I ever wanted or any goals that I had in...Read More
By Heather Hansman, The Atlantic Nelda St. Clair keeps an unofficial list: 22 last year, 30 the year before. Sixteen suicides among wildland firefighters this year already, although St. Clair points out there tends to be a spike after fire season, which has dragged on long this year. “Suicide rates have become astronomical,” she says....Read More
A Fort Wayne, Indiana firefighter was treated and released after a ceiling collapsed on him during an early-morning fire Monday. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the front of an historic building around 3 a.m. Monday. When the first-arriving crew forced the door, they were met with heavy fire conditions on the first-floor ceiling. During...Read More
Mara H. Gottfried On Jul 11, 2017 Source: McClatchy An outside study commissioned by the city of St. Paul, MN, has recommended that its fire department begin shifting resources from fire suppression toward emergency medical services. July 11–An overwhelming percentage of calls to St. Paul firefighters are for medical emergencies, and the fire department needs...Read More
Ken de la Bastide On Jul 11, 2017 Source: McClatchy The city of Anderson, IN, is looking to hire four new firefighters by the end of the year and several more in 2018 to cut down on mandatory overtime at its understaffed fire department. July 11–ANDERSON, IN– The city of Anderson is looking to hire...Read More
Sean Longoria On Jun 22, 2017 Source: McClatchy Redding, CA, City Council on Wednesday approved a new two-year budget that averted laying off three firefighters on June 30. June 21–Redding will keep three firefighters who faced layoffs on June 30, the City Council decided Wednesday. Working through its two-year budget, the “The math of getting...Read More
