 | Portland Firefighters Rescue Two Individuals While Battling Commercial Blaze
12/20/2010 9:28:38 AM Portland Firefighters were dispatched at 7:25 pm on December 17th to reports of a building on fire at 111 SE Madison. |
 | FDNY Firefighter Honored as New York Daily News Hero of the Month
12/16/2010 5:03:24 PM FDNY Firefighter Peter Demontreux was honored by the New York Daily News as Hero of the Month on Dec. 16 for a daring rescue he made in October. |
| York County EMS Crews Recover Mans Body
12/15/2010 10:57:23 AM A 20 year old Pennsylvania man, Jory Raber, III, was discovered in a trench with 6 feet of dirt piled on top of him by York County EMS workers. |
| Passenger Trains Catches Fire Approaching Ohio Station
12/15/2010 10:55:51 AM According to Amtrak, the lead engine on a Chicago-to-New York passenger train caught ablaze as it was approaching an Ohio station. |
 | National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System
12/14/2010 6:23:14 AM Since 2005, the National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System has offered firefighters a secure, non-punitive way to share information about incidents that may have resulted in an injury, fatality or property damage. Any incident that puts a firefighter at risk should be reported - large or small - so that others in the firefighting community can avoid making the same mistakes. Join FDNNTV.com's Barbara Brooks for an in-depth look at this program. |
 | FDNY Firefighter Honored For Saving Fire Victim by Rotary Club of New York
12/13/2010 6:58:29 PM The Rotary Club of New York honored FDNY Firefighter Peter Demontreux from Ladder 132 on Dec. 13, during a meeting at the Harvard Club in Manhattan. |
| Over 100 Dogs Rescued From Maryland Fire
12/13/2010 6:44:05 PM Firefighters in Huntingtown, Maryland rescued more than 100 dogs from a raging fire Sunday morning. |
| NFPA Sponsors 10 Firefighters At Symposium on Use of Elevators During Emergencies
12/13/2010 6:11:35 PM Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, researchers, first responders, code organizations and the elevator industry have been working together to establish the best methods to integrate elevator use as both an egress function for occupants and as a firefighter access function. Ten firefighters selected and sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Metro Chiefs Section were among the 120 attendees who sat in on two days of presentations and panel discussions on these topics. |
 | South Carolina Firefighters Perform Two Rescues
12/10/2010 1:08:01 PM Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to two motor vehicle accidents Thursday morning in Walterboro, South Carolina. The first occurred at 6:32 a.m. on Sniders Highway near O'Quinn Lane when a car driven by a 54-year-old woman collided with an adult cow, according to a news release from the department. |
| San Bernardino County Residents Can Sign Up for Emergency Alerts Via Text or VoIP
12/10/2010 12:36:32 PM New features of San Bernardino County's emergency notification system will allow public safety personnel to reach more residents than ever before during disasters by enabling users to register for alerts via text or VoIP. |
