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  • Crews in Action: Second-due engine at Pa. house fire
  • October 13, 2026

    Loyalsock firefighters face hoarding conditions and entanglement while trying to do a search and attack the fire

  • 911 recordings reveal confusion, delayed EMS response after failed Tenn. execution
  • October 13, 2026

    First responders waited roughly 30 minutes to enter Riverbend prison after dispatchers initially told them the request for medical help was false, delaying care for Christa Pike, who survived two doses of pentobarbital during her attempted execution

  • 1 dead, several injured in roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia
  • October 13, 2026

    A guest lost their life and others were hurt aboard the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, prompting the company to close similar attractions at six parks nationwide

  • After hour 8: When fireground rehab becomes incident sustainment
  • October 9, 2026

    When an incident stretches across meals, weather changes, crew rotations and operational periods, the larger challenge becomes sustaining the entire response

  • Mass. firehouses close as sick leave drives OT costs toward $5M
  • October 9, 2026

    Two Lowell fire stations closed after firefighters took 527 sick days in the first 77 days of fiscal 2027, pushing overtime toward nearly $5 million

  • N.C. firefighter dies battling structure fire, two others injured
  • October 8, 2026

    The Durham Fire Department confirmed a firefighter died and two otherss were injured while fighting a fire near South Miami Boulevard

  • Your 360: The skills firefighters wish got more training time
  • October 8, 2026

    Readers named everything from fireground basics to size-up and SCBA discipline, with many arguing that fundamentals and fire-reading skills get too little attention

  • USA vs. Australia: What each fire service does better
  • October 8, 2026

    After separate trips down under, Chief Caughey and Zam break down what Australian departments are ahead on, where they struggle and what U.S. firefighters can borrow

  • Report details 266 recommendations after deadly SoCal fires
  • October 5, 2026

    The UL Research Institutes' Fire Safety Research Institute analysis cites interconnected system failures for the tragic outcomes of the 2025 firestorm

  • 2 dead, 1 missing after medevac helicopter crash off Calif. island
  • October 1, 2026

    Two people were hospitalized and a fifth remained missing after the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff and was found submerged in 240 feet of water

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