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St. Louis Firefighter on Leave after Defecating in Box in Airport Storage Room
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (127+ words) A St. Louis City firefighter, caught defecating in a box in a storage area at Lambert Airport, has been placed on leave. A surveillance video captured the unidentified firefighter, who has been with the department since 1995, with his pants down…...
Yolo County, CA, Denies Responsibility for Deadly Fireworks Plant Blast
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (667+ words) Seven workers were killed in a fireworks plant explosion last year. SACRAMENTO, Calif. " Nearly one year after the Esparto fireworks explosion killed seven workers, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally rejected the central conclusions of a civil…...
Daytona Beach, FL, Fire Chief Retires Following Department Spending Audit
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (297+ words) Fire Chief Dru Driscoll resigned after 27 years amid revelations of departmental spending irregularities. Fire Chief Dru Driscoll announced his resignation from the Daytona Beach Fire Department after a 27-year career, months after an internal investigation revealed issues with departmental spending....
Reallocation of Crews at Downtown Station Would Impact Services, El Cajon, CA, Firefighters Warn
1+ week, 5+ day ago (642+ words) El Cajon'firefighters and crime lab technicians raised concerns about proposed cuts Tuesday as the'City Council'reviewed a preliminary $104. 3 million general fund budget for fiscal year 2026-27 that calls for about $2. 5 million in cuts to balance the budget and avoid draining reserves. Anticipating…...
Chicago Firefighters Tackle Structure Fire
1+ week, 5+ day ago (230+ words) firehouse. com Chicago Firefighters Tackle Structure Fire Two Chicago firefighters were injured during an extra-alarm fire Thursday morning. "Crews quickly start protecting exposures on other side while also fighting the fire in the main fire building," Chicago District Chief Scott…...
Seelyville, IN, Fire Chief Dies after EMS Response
1+ week, 6+ day ago (78+ words) The death of the Seelyville fire chief, also a reserve sheriff's deputy, has left the community in mourning. Chief Harold Osborn, 51, responded with other Seelyville firefighters Monday night to assist EMS with lifting a patient. A few hours later, his…...
Child, Adults Critically Hurt in Columbus, OH, Fire
1+ week, 6+ day ago (73+ words) Three people were critically injured in a duplex fire in Columbus early Wednesday. Columbus firefighters and police officers rescued the child and two adults, abc6 reported. Crews told reporters they were short-handed and it took a while to reach the fire....
Suit Filed in '25 Fatal Crash Involving Columbia-Richland, SC, Pumper
2+ week, 1+ day ago (422+ words) The sister of a woman who was killed last year when a Columbia-Richland Fire Department engine responding to a call struck her vehicle, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing the city of Columbia, Richland County, the fire department and…...
Woman Stuck in Trash Chute Rescued by Hackensack, NJ, Firefighters
2+ week, 1+ day ago (193+ words) Anthony G. Attrino | NJ. com A woman was hospitalized Sunday after she fell at least 10 floors down a garbage chute in a high-rise apartment building in'Hackensack, authorities said. The woman entered the 14th floor trash chute of the luxury apartment building in…...
Norwich, CT, Shuts Down Another Volunteer Fire Company Citing Safety Concerns
2+ week, 3+ day ago (639+ words) The Taftville Fire Department was shuttered by the city of Norwich, with the mayor saying the department did not follow operational policies and created safety concerns. Jun. 6 NORWICH "Taftville Fire Companywas closed Friday morning, becoming the second local volunteer fire…...