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• N.Y. asst. chief goes driver-only, knocks down trailer fire during parade

  17-03-2026 13:12 via firerescue1.com
  West Hurley First Assistant Chief Garry Chislett singlehandedly fought a fast-moving trailer fire, saving part of the home as crews were busy at a parade
  
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• 2 Okla. firefighters killed in tanker rollover while responding to fire

  20-03-2026 15:56 via firerescue1.com
  Two Goldsby firefighters were killed when their tanker left the road, struck a tree and overturned
  
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• Kan. firefighters return to firehouse as mold remediation continues

  20-03-2026 13:10 via firerescue1.com
  Firefighters are back at Station 15 after mold repairs, as Wichita continues remediation work affecting most of its fire stations
  
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• Union says rising costs, delays push N.C. fire fleet toward breaking point

  20-03-2026 13:03 via firerescue1.com
  Cost spikes and delivery delays are leaving Charlotte firefighters with older trucks and growing safety concerns
  
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• Arson suspected in fire that destroyed water tender in Calif. firehouse

  20-03-2026 12:41 via firerescue1.com
  Investigators say a pre-dawn fire at a Bonny Doon fire station was likely arson, destroying a water tender but sparing the building
  
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• Mo. firefighters battle 13th blaze at vacant apartment complex

  20-03-2026 12:29 via firerescue1.com
  Kansas City firefighters extinguished another blaze at Parade Park, the 13th since Thanksgiving, as demolition faces new delays
  
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• Photo of the Week: Mich. FD pipes and drums

  20-03-2026 11:00 via firerescue1.com
  Keeping the tradition alive in the St. Patrick's Day Parade
  
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• Fire Chief Tim Sendelbach separates from Loveland Fire Rescue Authority

  20-03-2026 03:16 via firerescue1.com
  Sendelbach said he is disappointed to be leaving the department but humbled by the community support and "incredibly proud of the members of the LFRA"
  
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• Colo. residents push to recall fire board members amid chief controversy

  19-03-2026 21:16 via firerescue1.com
  A recall effort targets three Loveland rural fire district directors as debate intensifies over the fate of Fire Chief Tim Sendelbach
  
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• Mediation set in dispute between Conn. city, volunteer firefighters

  19-03-2026 21:00 via firerescue1.com
  Norwich and four volunteer fire departments are set to begin mediation over the city’s unified command policy and the closure of Yantic Fire Engine Co.
  
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• Fire, EMS departments turn to online resale market as apparatus costs surge

  19-03-2026 15:34 via firerescue1.com
  
  Facing million-dollar price tags and years-long delays, fire and EMS agencies are using the Garage marketplace to buy and sell used rigs and fund new equipment
  
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• Md. firefighters train on EV fire crane use, removal from parking garages

  19-03-2026 14:27 via firerescue1.com
  
  Howard County and neighboring firefighters trained on removing burning electric vehicles, monitoring hazards and adapting tactics for high-risk EV fire incidents
  
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• Md. firefighters train for EV fires with crane operations, parking garage removal

  19-03-2026 14:27 via firerescue1.com
  
  Howard County and neighboring firefighters trained on removing burning electric vehicles, monitoring hazards and adapting tactics for high-risk EV fire incidents
  
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• Md. Shock Trauma GO TEAM responds to Baltimore bus crash

  19-03-2026 13:03 via firerescue1.com
  
  Firefighters, medics and special operations units responded to a bus crash, where one patient required a complex extrication
  
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• Police question man in fire that killed Chicago firefighter Michael Altman

  19-03-2026 12:16 via firerescue1.com
  
  Chicago police are questioning a person of interest in the blaze that led to the death of firefighter Michael Altman, a fourth-generation member of the department
  
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• Neb. wildfire burns into seventh day as largest in state history

  19-03-2026 11:00 via firerescue1.com
  
  Firefighters battle for a seventh day as Nebraska’s largest wildfire on record scorches more than 1,300 square miles, with wind, heat and low containment threatening renewed spread
  
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• Tenn. firefighter suffers fatal on-duty medical emergency

  18-03-2026 17:05 via firerescue1.com
  Nashville Firefighter Wayne Barry Jr. suffered a medical emergency at Fire Station 32
  
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• 'The science is changing so fast': Mass. city votes no to purchase PFAS-free gear for firefighters

  18-03-2026 16:41 via firerescue1.com
  A divided Quincy City Council blocked funding for new turnout gear despite testing that found cancer-linked chemicals in the current equipment
  
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• VIDEOS: Massive fire tears through multiple townhomes in New Jersey

  18-03-2026 15:10
  
  PHOTOS: Firefighters raced to the scene of a massive fire in Branchburg, NJ. A row of townhomes caught fire early Wednesday morning. The two-alarm alarm fire was burning through the attached homes on Old York Road just before 5:45 a.m.
  NewsCopter 7 was over the scene as the gas-fed flames quickly spread through the cockloft of multiple townhomes. There are no known serious injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown. Local officials are working with county partners to assist residents who have be
  
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• First responders recount chaotic rescue after truck attack at Mich. synagogue

  18-03-2026 15:10 via firerescue1.com
  First responders described pushing through to clear the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, contain the suspect and evacuate children to safety
  
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• How Ohio is turning dangerous PFAS-laden firefighting foam into water

  18-03-2026 15:05
  
  Lt. Jason Brockmeyer has worked at Franklin Township Fire Department in Ohio for 20 years. Since he’s been there, his department was often called to fight highly dangerous flammable liquid fires.“We were considered the experts in this field,” Brockmeyer said.That’s because the township fire department had over 1,000 gallons of aqueous film forming foam, also called AFFF, given to them by nearby fuel storage facilities years ago. It’s a tool that firefighters have re
  
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• Firefighter breaks down dramatic house fires in new digital series called ‘American Inferno’

  18-03-2026 15:00
  
  VIDEO: A dramatic apartment rescue in subzero Michigan temperatures. A wind-whipped house fire on the California coast. A Christmas Day blaze with a downed power line blocking the way. A fully engulfed camper in a crowded Pennsylvania campground.These are the fires at the center of “American Inferno,” a new NewsNation YouTube digital series hosted by Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester, Connecticut, fire department.“Fire doesn’t care who you are, it doesn’t slow dow
  
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• Racing safety official killed when emergency vehicles collide on track

  18-03-2026 14:39 via firerescue1.com
  Retired firefighter and longtime motorsports safety official Billy Hurt was killed when two emergency vehicles collided while responding to a crash during a sprint car race
  
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• 'That building is chaos': Apartment in fatal NYC blaze had history of complaints, violations, vacate order and squatters

  18-03-2026 13:33 via firerescue1.com
  A deadly Queens fire that killed four, including a 3-year-old girl, is raising new questions about illegal housing conditions, overcrowding and ignored complaints
  
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• Fourth-generation Chicago firefighter had almost 2 years on the job before fatal blaze

  18-03-2026 13:10 via firerescue1.com
  Firefighter Michael Altman, 32, died after suffering critical injuries while battling a Rogers Park apartment fire
  
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• LODD: Chicago firefighter dies after collapse during apartment fire

  17-03-2026 18:39 via firerescue1.com
  Firefighter Mike Altman suffered second- and third-degree burns in a floor collapse while battling a fast-moving apartment fire
  
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• N.J. firefighter suffers burns to face during apartment fire

  17-03-2026 16:07 via firerescue1.com
  A Newark firefighter suffered burns during an early-morning apartment fire that left one victim in critical condition
  
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• VIDEOS: Firefighters battle 4-alarm fire at California pallet yard

  17-03-2026 15:10
  
  Crews battled a four-alarm fire at a pallet yard in Riverside as windy conditions made for a difficult firefight.The blaze was reported at about 3:30 p.m. at a fence business on Main Street between Bartlett Avenue and Garner Road then spread to a pallet yard. At the scene, multiple pallets were fully engulfed in flames for reasons still under investigation. As a result of the firefight, Main Street was shut down.“The conditions were very arduous for our firefighters; the prevailing winds,
  
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• Two firefighters injured after crash between semi, firetruck in Florida

  17-03-2026 15:05
  
  PHOTOS: Two firefighters are hurt after a crash between a fire truck and an 18-wheeler, according to the Madison County fire chief.The crash unfolded on Monday at about 1:50 p.m. on E US Highway 90 at NE CR-255 in Lee, per Florida Highway Patrol troopers.A Madison County Fire Rescue truck was heading north on SE CR-255 on the way to a fire possibly caused by a lightning strike, while a semi-truck hauling a flatbed trailer was traveling west on US Highway 90, according to FHP. The two vehicles cr
  
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• Two firefighters injured after crash between semi, fire truck in Florida

  17-03-2026 15:05
  
  PHOTOS: Two firefighters are hurt after a crash between a fire truck and an 18-wheeler, according to the Madison County fire chief.The crash unfolded on Monday at about 1:50 p.m. on E US Highway 90 at NE CR-255 in Lee, per Florida Highway Patrol troopers.A Madison County Fire Rescue truck was heading north on SE CR-255 on the way to a fire possibly caused by a lightning strike, while a semi-truck hauling a flatbed trailer was traveling west on US Highway 90, according to FHP. The two vehicles cr
  
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