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THEY’RE JUST TRAINING, THEY’RE PRACTICING, THEY’RE GETTING READY. AND ANOTHER REAL CONCERN FOR FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE HEALTH RELATED ISSUES THAT COULD COME WITH THE JOB, ESPECIALLY WHEN FIGHTING ...

Analysis by a team from Drexel University found that firefighters may shun safety gear due to the pressure of living up to their risk-taker image. Jennifer Taylor, PhD, associate professor in Drexel’s ...

Over the last year, wildfires ravaged the state of California—burning tens of thousands of acres and leaving many residents homeless in the aftermath. To combat high-priority blazes, firefighters from ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -A new documentary focused on the Cornell Area Fire Department captures volunteer firefighters' sacrifices and serves as a fundraiser for a new station. The Best of Us will be ...

A retired San Francisco firefighter, who spent nearly two decades willingly putting his life on the line for others, now ...

Meet Mitch Harr, an Aurora firefighter who’s one of the upcoming calendar boys in next year’s 2011 Colorado Firefighters calendar. Tonight, there will be a 2011 Colorado Firefighters Calendar Debut ...

Part IV: Could a new analysis finally prove Mario Willis’s innocence in Detroit firefighter’s death? Last year, we covered the case of Mario Willis, who supporters say was wrongfully sentenced for up ...