Firefighters

Standing Up for All the Fallen

Christopher Holshek | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Usaid, Civil War, Firefighters, Memorial Day, Police, National Security, War Casualties, Veterans Day, National Service, 9/11, Civilian Casualties, Memorial Day Weekend, World War II, State Department, Peace Corps, Afghanistan War, Veterans, US Military, Armed Forces, Impact News
Christopher Holshek

We should respect each other's commitment to community and country. There is no reason why we cannot stand up for all the fallen, so that Memorial Day will honor all those who gave their lives in the service of their neighbors as well as their nation.

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Wildfire Near Historic Mining Town Nearly Triples In Size

AP | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Natural Disasters, Video, U.S. Forest Service, Firefighters, Colorado Wildfires, Crown King Arizona, Wildfires, Arizona Wildfires, Tonto National Forest, Arson, Michelle Fidler, Taryn Denyce, Ap, Prescott National Forest, Green News

CROWN KING, Ariz. (AP) — Strong wind gusts will likely keep spreading a wildfire that has grown to nearly 10 square miles and prompted the evacuatio...

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Beer for a Cause Aids Family of Fallen Firefighter

Joe Waters | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Cause Marketing, Firefighters, Brewers, Craft Beer, Walthum Firefighters Beer, Impact News
Joe Waters

For Watch City Brewing Company's owner Jocelyn Hughes and brewers Aaron Mateychuk and Kelly McKnight, it all started with a desire to help a family that had lost its husband, father and provider in a terrible fire.

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The Rush of Leadership

Brian Tolle | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Career Advice, Career Development, Leadership, Firefighters, MBA Degrees, Leaders, Women Leaders, Business News
Brian Tolle

Leaders rush into burning buildings to take care of things while the rest of us are running out of them. That's what makes them heroes in our eyes because we know they are doing something we're too afraid to do ourselves.

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WATCH: Explosion Blows Firefighter 10 Feet In The Air

Posted 04.24.2012

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Who knew a manhole could be so dangerous? In the shocking KCAL video above, an explosion from a manhole blows a Los Angeles fire caption and a fellow ...

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Firelight Is Another Inspiring Movie

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Detention Centers, Jr, Hallmark Hall of Fame, Firefighters, Redemption, Cuba Gooding, TV News
Jackie K. Cooper

Once again we get a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation that has a wonderful true story, a cast that is stronger than most, and an impact that leaves the audience feeling uplifted.

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WATCH: Versatile 'Vortex Gun' Blows 90-MPH Rings of Gas

Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Battelle, Vortex Gun, Video, Firefighters, Gas Gun, Pepper Spray, Vortex, Crowd Control, Darpa, Tear Gas, Science News

By: Jeremy Hsu, InnovationNewsDaily Senior Writer Published: 03/02/2012 01:22 PM EST on InnovationNewsDaily Vortex guns capable of firing doughn...

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2-Year-Old Ken. Girl Rescued After Getting Stuck In Arcade Game

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Child Rescued, Arcade Game, Video, Firefighters, Children, Lexington Kentucky, Rescue, Kentucky, Kaytlyn Campbell, Good News News

Kaytlyn Campbell, a 2-year-old from Lexington, Ky., wasn't very comforted by the stuffed animals around her when she got stuck inside an arcade game o...

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David Lohr

Firefighter Sets Suicide Blaze, Loses Job, Sues City -- And Wins

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 02.09.2012

Read More: Video, Tony Pol, Americans With Disabilities Act, Paul Susko, Firefighters, Gerald Villella, Erie Pennsylvania, Erie, Suicide, Pat Brown, Mary Wolski, Erie Fire Department, Crime News

ERIE, Pa. -- A federal jury in Pennsylvania has ruled in favor of Mary Wolski, a former Erie firefighter who was axed for setting a bathtub fire in a ...

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Announcing The Corps Network 2012 Corpsmembers of the Year

Levi Novey | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Civilian Conservation Corps, Community Service, Youth, Sequoia Community Corps, Firefighters, Corpsmembers of the Year, National Service, Workforce Development, The Corps Network, Conservation Corps, Jobs, Conservation, Coconino Rural Environment Corps, Veterans, Green City Force, Civic Engagement, Southwest Conservation Corps, Service, The Sustainability Institute, Weatherization, Parks, Centennial Job Corps, Impact, Green News
Levi Novey

Unquestionably, all 30,000 of these young men and women who serve have fascinating stories to tell. We ask our members to nominate individuals for the Corpsmember of the Year award.

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WATCH: Postal Worker Caught With Truckloads Of Stolen Mail

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.25.2012

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On top of a financial crisis of devastating proportions, it looks like the U.S. Postal Service has yet another problem on its hands: an employee that'...

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Hoarder's Beer Cans Hinder Firefighters, Home Burns

The Huffington Post | John Stephens | Posted 01.24.2012

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Firefighters in Tempe, Ariz., were unable to save a burning home after they arrived to discover the living room floor was covered by "over two feet of...

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Scott Brown Makes Dubious Claim

Posted 01.21.2012

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Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) has advocated for large financial institutions in the past, but he stuck up for an interesting new segment of the 1 perce...

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10 Jobs That Burn The Most Calories

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.14.2012

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With a growing percentage of American workers finding themselves glued to a computer all day, those jobs that require a little bit of physical activit...

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PHOTOS: Chile's Massive Forest Fires

Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Chile, Photography, South America, Forest Fires, Photo, Firefighters, Wildfires, Exposure, Fires, World News

Over the past week multiple forest fires have ravaged large areas of central and southern Chile. At least six firefighters have died battling a blaze ...

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20 Cats Killed In Home Of Alleged Hoarder

AP | Posted 12.20.2011

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PASSAIC, N.J. -- A fire in the home of a New Jersey hoarder has killed 20 cats and injured 11 firefighters, most of them from throwing piles of heavy ...

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FDNY Firefighters Severely Burned In Crown Heights Fire

Posted 12.19.2011

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A fire set ablaze a Crown Heights brownstone on Monday morning, leaving five firefighters injured, including one firefighter with severe burns to over...

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Firefighters Let Mobile Home Burn Because Couple Didn't Pay Protection Fee

AP | Posted 12.06.2011

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By Associated Press SOUTH FULTON, Tenn. -- A Tennessee couple has lost everything after their home burned to the ground as firefighters watched and...

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John Celock

New York Pol Admits To Falsifying FIre Department Leave Request

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.14.2011

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The newly-elected county executive of Albany County, N.Y., admitted he took time off from his job as a local firefighter to campaign, not for National...

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Friday Talking Points -- Foreign Policy Issues Reappear

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.21.2011

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Chris Weigant

It has been a big week on the foreign policy front, with the death of Libya's dictator and President Obama's announcement today that all U.S. troops would be out of Iraq by the end of this year.

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WATCH: Firefighter Saves Dog With Mouth-To-Nose Resuscitation

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.21.2011

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Tragedy struck the house of Kim Carlson and Dwight Borchardt in Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon, when a fire allegedly started by a faulty box fan caus...

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Atlanta Mayor Plans To Offer Police, Firefighters Reduced Rates On Foreclosures

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.21.2011

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The foreclosure crisis has left scores of U.S. homes vacant. As a result, state and federal government officials are rushing to come up with ways to ...

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New York Fire Department Collaborates On Street Art

Andrew Reilly | Posted 11.13.2011

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WK Interact, the French-born street artist known for his striking depictions of figures in motion, unveiled his latest work, ‘Project Brave’ on Su...

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Engine 49-Ladder 35 - Where a 9/11 "Family" Gathers Near Lincoln Center

Evelyn Leopold | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Lincoln Center, Firefighters, Decade After 9/11 - Remembering, David Halberstam, New York News
Evelyn Leopold

They had their own ceremony among what survivors called "family" at Engine 40 and Ladder 35 on 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue. Twelve out of 13 firefighters died 10 years ago trying to rescue those hopelessly trapped at the World Trade Center.

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Texas Firefighter: 'It Wears You Down, But It's What We Do'

AP | By ANDREW DeMILLO | Posted 11.10.2011

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BASTROP, Texas -- The flames of the massive wildfire that had swallowed nearly 1,400 homes in Central Texas had been tamed, but Webster Fire Chief Pat...

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