Standing in a crowd of firefighters and police officers, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law that will expand disability benefits for Iowa firefighters and other first responders to cover all forms of cancer. Reynolds, a Republican, signed House File 969 on Friday, June 6, at The Shop DSM Event Center in Des Moines, which is owned and operated by the...Read More
A North Texas widow is turning heartbreak into action after losing her firefighter husband to cancer that went undetected until it was too late. Now, she’s working to bring early detection screenings for esophageal cancer directly to firehouses. Sylvia Burleson says her husband, Erik, always dreamed of being a firefighter, a role they both knew...Read More
HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — A driver crashed a car into the Henry Volunteer Fire Department station on Chamberlayne Road Monday morning after a medical emergency. Crews at the station felt and heard a vehicle crash into the building just after 6 a.m., according to officials. Initial reports indicate the incident was caused by a medical...Read More
Two people were hospitalized on Sunday night after, officials said, a car and a fire truck collided in North Philadelphia. According to police, the crash happened at the intersection of 26th Street and Lehigh Avenue at about 10:32 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, 2025. First responders, officials said, transported the two occupants of the car...Read More
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Firefighters were interrupted responding to a call in North Philadelphia when a driver crashed into the back of their truck. It happened at 26th Street and Lehigh Avenue at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. Authorities say the SUV driver was attempting to go around another vehicle when it collided with the ladder truck. The...Read More
HAYWARD, Calif. — Every day, firefighters are exposed to cancer-causing chemicals from the scorched aftermath of forest fires, the melting pot of kitchen cleaning supplies in burning homes, and abandoned polyurethane appliances and bags in homeless encampment blazes. Cancer has jumped to the leading cause of death among firefighters; they have a 9% greater risk...Read More
