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ACLU Sues RI Fire District For Gender Discrimination

Two Rhode Island firefighters supported by the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union are suing their former fire department and fire chief for sex discrimination. Kimberly Perreault and Linda Ferragamo claim that they were terminated from the Harmony Fire District after they spoke out about unfair conditions for female firefighters.

#TrainingMondays | Deep Fried Turkey PSA

As we prepare ourselves for Thanksgiving this week, now is a great time to remind not only the communities we serve, but also ourselves, about the inherent dangers of a very popular way to prepare Thanksgiving dinner. Deep frying turkeys has become very popular as the deep frying process helps the turkey retain a lot …

President-Elect Donald Trump is right…about one thing… Twitter, kicks ass when it comes to getting a message out. Folks in emergency services better take heed, for more reasons than The Donald’s methods. First, a disclaimer.  I didn’t vote for him. Don’t agree with the way he ran his business, campaign and personal attacks on his detractors.  Don’t agree with his proposals either. But, I was…

Savanah Firefighter LODD Rescuing Victims From River

SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) –Savannah Fire Chief Charles G. Middleton announced the death of a firefighter involved in the rescue operations on River Street Saturday afternoon. Master Firefighter Michael Curry suffered an apparent medical emergency on the scene of the rescue and was transported to Memorial where he later passed away. Police, fire and EMS units …

Houston Firefighters Accused of Using Facebook To Sell Shift Trades

Eyewitness News in Houston is investigating firefighters for selling shift-trades on a Facebook page aptly named HFD Extra Shifts. KTRK broke the story, interviewing firefighters and elected officials, and referencing a similar shift-swapping scandal in Cleveland in 2014 that resulted in criminal charges against 13 firefighters.

The Best Firefighter Calendars for 2017

Each year, firefighters around the World get together to publish firefighter calendars. One thing can be said about these firefighters…they do a great job of taking care of themselves and should be commended for it. More than that, they are doing a great benefit to the fire service by supporting others through charity.

Beaufort County Fire Departments will be accepting Letters to Santa from all the boys and girls

Beaufort County Fire Chief’s Safety Education Team Firefighters Serving Beaufort County Bluffton -Burton –Beaufort/Port Royal Hilton Head-Lady’s Island/St. Helena- Sheldon PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2015  Hurricane Matthew Isn’t Going to Slow Santa and His Elves!  (Beaufort County) The holidays are fast approaching and Santa doesn’t want the boys and girls of The …

Commercial Building Fire in Florence

SConFIRE.com CAD: Zoom 2016-11-14 06:26:00 | SC | FLORENCE CO | FLORENCE | MULTI ALARM FIRE | 523 SOUTH IRBY ST | HEAVY FIRE IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING| HEAFNER TIRE | MULTIPLE UNITS ON SCENE| TOCCO 0330 | SC-01 WPDE.com Firefighters rescued five kittens from a fire around 3 a.m. Monday at the old Heafner Tire …