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Today we remember all those who died in the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the United States, and those who have succumbed to related injuries and illnesses over the last 22 years. #September11 #911 #Sept11 #Firefighter #FDNY #NeverForget
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Two #NewarkNJ #firefighters were killed Thursday night while battling a ship fire in Newark Port. #FireChief Rufus Jackson, fighting to maintain his composure, said it was a tragedy.
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"Corey (Comperatore) dove on his family to protect them last night at this rally," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said about the former #FireChief killed at the Trump rally. #Firefighter.
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Today is the 16th anniversary of the #SofaSuperStoreFire in #Charleston. "Many people will wake up (tomorrow), and it will be over for them. For the families of the 9 and for us in the CFD. it will be right there," David Griffin wrote. #Charleston9.
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Three of the children @STLFireDept #firefighters pulled out of the fire were in cardiac arrest, but all four eventually were breathing on their own and in stable condition at the hospital.
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An off-duty Detroit #firefighter was caught on video running into a burning house in order to save a man who was inside.
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A second #Baltimore #firefighter has died of injuries suffered in a row house fire last week. Lt. Dillon Rinaldo, a six-year veteran of the department, suffered serious burns in the fire that claimed Firefighter Rodney Pitts III. #LODD
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.@Tunnel2Towers raises enough money to fully pay off mortgage for fallen @WorcesterFD Lt. Jason Menard's family #firefighters #LODD
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"But for the grace of God, we have four children that are still alive now," @STLFireDept Chief Dennis Jenkerson said after #firefighters rescued the children from a burning apartment.
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Today we pause to remember and honor the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire in AZ on June 30, 2013 #firefighters #LODD.
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At 65, #FDNY #Firefighter Robert Thomas is ready to move on from donning gear and jumping on a #firetruck. But, turnout coats will still bear his last name because his three sons have joined the ranks. The four spent the last shift together.
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"My 1-year-old just fell in the pool," said the Orlando 9-1-1 caller. An @OCFireRescue dispatcher was able give a neighbor CPR instructions and help save the child. #firefighters
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How about a hand for @HarrisburgFire crews who hastily threw together a station party for a 3-year-old boy whose birthday guests canceled on him at last minute #firefighters
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Last of command chiefs who responded to 9/11 terror attacks set to retire from @FDNY #firefighters
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👀 Video: An FDNY firefighter performed a roof rope rescue at a high-rise building Tuesday morning. #RopeRescue #TechRescue #Firefighter #FireDepartment #FDNY #High-RiseRescue
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Today we pause to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost 18 years ago on 9/11, including 343 #firefighters along with 37 Port Authority and 23 NYPD officers. These photos show @FDNY members at Ground Zero shortly after the towers collapsed. That's why they call them "The Bravest."
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.@FDNY names first female officer to one of its five elite technical rescue squads #firefighters
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Today we pause to remember the 2,977 lives taken on this day in 2001, including 343 @FDNY #firefighters lost at Ground Zero. Please also take a moment to honor those who have died or are suffering from their exposure to hazardous substances in the aftermath. We will #NeverForget.
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.@CAL_FIRE @LAFD @LACOFD @VCFD The staff at Firehouse would like to thank the over 7,000 #firefighters working the front lines and managing the local, state and federal resources of the tragic and devastating CA wildfires Be safe!
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Lawrence, MA, #firefighters delayed in getting water on fire by illegally parked car, so they run hose through the windows
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"I don't deserve this. But I will treasure it, like I treasured Ray and our friendship," said Jon Stewart about receiving the bunker coat of late @FDNY #firefighter Ray Pfeifer.
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.@FDNY Photo goes viral after man spots #firefighter and angel in clouds on 9/11 anniversary
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#Chicago #Firefighter Andrew Price, 39, was killed Monday morning when he fell through a roof at a building fire. Crews had to breach a wall to rescue him. He had been on the job since 2009. #CFD
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Several sons of the fallen #Worcester6 #firefighters are now on the job, with a few working in their father's companies. #Firefighter #Worcester #WorcesterColdStorageFire #Legacy.
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Each fire department received $20,000 from Dolly Parton for needed resources and equipment, and the final $40,000 will go toward building a new classroom at the countywide training center. #firefighters
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Irmo Fire District #firefighter James Muller, 25, died battling the fire. Six other #firefighters were injured. #IrmoFire #LODD #ColumbiaFire.
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On this, the 5th anniversary of the day 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots lost their lives, Amanda Marsh, widow of Eric Marsh, shares her story of the Yarnell Hill tragedy. #GraniteMountainHotshots #YarnellHill #NeverForget #Firehouse
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The Berwick, ME, fire captain who perished in an apartment building fire is being called a hero for saving a colleague. #firefighter
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Today is the 18th anniversary of the #Worcester Cold Storage Fire. Watch interview with Mike McNamee about decision to stop sending #firefighters in #Worcester6
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Video: The Los Angeles #firefighter who rescued four kids from a blazing house detailed the rescue,
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#Hurst’s new spreaders and cutters work underwater for #firefighters to perform water rescues. It can operate in up to a meter of water. #FDIC19
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Bloomington, IL, #firefighters getting second set of turnout gear to better prevent cancer after city council approves $282K for 100 new sets
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Thank you for all you do! Happy International Firefighters Day. #InternationalFirefightersDay #Firefighter
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"I saw this young firefighter who was about 3 feet tall, dressed in full turnouts with a red plastic helmet. I didn't recognize this firefighter I thought he must be a rookie in our department," said @FresnoFire Battalion Chief Thomas Cope.
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US House of Reps unanimously passes #Firefighter Cancer Registry Act; Please waste no time in signing this act into law @POTUS
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Today we pause to remember the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who perished on June 30, 2013, while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire, one of the worst line-of-duty death incidents of the modern era. #LODD #firefighters
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Thousands paid their final respects to #Baltimore #Firefighter Rodney Pitts III on Friday. Throngs lined the streets and highways as the engine carrying his casket made its journey to his final resting place. #LODD #FireDepartment
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In Case You Missed It: Firehouse was recently offered a treasure trove of vintage photos depicting @FDNY #firefighters during the "war years."
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"We are deeply disappointed that Samuel Peña has become the first fire chief in Houston history to willingly execute mass layoffs and demotions of #firefighters," @FirefightersHOU President Marty Lancton said in a statement.
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Galena, KS, Fire Department brings on first woman #firefighter in department's 141-year history
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Video: Watch retired Chief Mike McNamee talk about the tough decisions he made 19 years ago today that saved countless lives at the Worcester, MA, Cold Storage fire #Worcester6.
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Texans star @JJWatt steps up again for first responders, donates $10K to family of Sun Prairie, WI, #firefighter killed by gas explosion
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Our friend Kirk Rosenhan shared with us this great photo of a sign at the East Oktibbeha VFD outside Starkville, MS, and we thought it might give our readers a much needed laugh during our trying times. Stay safe, everyone, and thank you for all that you do! #firefighters
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Officials announced that Sterling Volunteer Fire Company #firefighter Trevor Brown died in last night's #SterlingHouseExplosion. #LODD #SterlingVA.
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Evergreen, MT, #firefighter / paramedic defends use of social media, saying it does not reflect badly on her department
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Today is #InternationalFirefightersDay, and the entire Firehouse team would like to offer our thanks and appreciation for all the hard work each of you put in every day to protect our communities. Stay safe, everyone! #firefighters
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Black and purple bunting hangs from two #Chicago fire stations as crews remember two fallen brothers, #Firefighter Jermaine Pelt and Lt. Jan (Jon) Tchoryk. #FireDepartment #NFFF
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A @STLFireDept #firefighter carried out a 2-year-old child of a burning apartment building, while a captain handed off a 7-month-old infant to a police officer who climbed a ladder to a second-floor window.
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The hoses that were being used to fight the ship fire in #NewarkPort were only one-inch, more suitable for putting out a dumpster fire. #Newark #Firefighters Augusto Acabou, 45, and Wayne Brooks Jr., 49, died after they were trapped by the blaze.
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“It’s a dream come true. I don’t think the full effect has hit me yet," Aric Tegtmeier said about becoming an @FDNY #firefighter like his dad, Paul, who was one of 343 FDNY first responders who died when the World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11.
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"We're 19 years out, so now these first responders who were in their 20-30s are developing early onset neurodegenerative disease, in particular Alzheimer's-like disease … ," said one of the researchers. #firefighters
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Amanda Marsh reflects on the death of her husband, Eric, who was the #GraniteMountainHotshots superintendent #YarnellHillFire #firefighter
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Multiple rescue resources were called to locate and rescue two downed #Newark #firefighters during a ship fire at the #PortOfNewark. #Firefighter #NewarkFire.
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Today marks 49 years since the largest #LODD incident in the history of @BostonFire, which lost 9 #firefighters on June 17, 1972 during the Hotel Vendrome Fire. This historic photo from @CambridgeMAFire shows a ladder truck that was crushed in the deadly collapse.
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On June 30, 2013, 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshot Crew lost their lives on the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona. With the five-year anniversary approaching, Brad Mayhew asks: How have we learned from this accident? #GraniteMountainHotshots
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Good news out of Los Angeles: @LAFD is reopening Engine 73, years after it was closed due for budget cuts #firefighter
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.@USArmy Off-duty OK National Guardsmen rushed into burning building to save civilians in Ukraine #firefighters
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“(A boy) was found at the bottom of a pool, … and your #firefighters bravely went into action, and that boy walked out of the hospital. If you don’t think seconds count, I urge you to talk to that family," said the head of the firefighters union.
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Actor @EdwardNorton vows to assist young family of @FDNY #firefighter who was killed late Thursday near movie shoot #LODD
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Don Abbott offers 16 phrases that should alert the incident commander of a possible mayday event.
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Scenes from this mornings Fire Explorer Muster in Riverside, CA, kicking off the @CSFAFIRE CTEX conference. Join us this week #ctex2024 #csfa #firehousemagazine #firefighter #fireexplorers #benclarktraining
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.@WorcesterFD #firefighter Chris Pace joined the department last year and works out of the McKeon Road Fire Station.
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As young boys, identical twins, were impressed by #FDNY #firefighters who donated toys. Those visits inspired them to pursue a career in #firefighting. They are now recruiting youths from their former neighborhood.
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.@SacFirePIO Sacramento fire captain recovering from harrowing ordeal in which colleagues rescued him as he began falling through roof of commercial building #firefighters
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Video: Former FDNY firefighters design self-closing door hinge to save lives of people in bedrooms
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"Rescue Me" actor @denisleary's cousin and childhood friend were two of the six @WorcesterFD #firefighters who died in the 1999 Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. blaze. @LearyFF
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Hundreds gather to honor fallen Long Beach, CA, fire captain who was shot and killed during response last week #firefighters #LODD
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A remembrance was held yesterday for the #Charleston9 #firefighters who died at the #SofaSuperStore in 2007. #Firefighter #StillRiding.
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Officials said both of the #firefighters who died during last night's fire at the Port of #Newark, Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr., were veterans of the job. #Firefighter #NewarkShipFire #NewarkFire #LODD.
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.@AnaheimFire #firefighters showed what happens when an illegally parked car is blocking access to the only hydrant at a fire scene.
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Dramatic video shows #firefighters from multiple companies pulling seven people from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility.
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A #MiamiDadeAmbulance #EMT was headed home after her shift when she stopped to help at a vehicle crash on I-95 in #FortLauderdaleFL. She was struck and killed while assisting a patient.
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A #MemphisTN #firefighter was killed Tuesday night while battling a house fire. Three other firefighters remain hospitalized. #FireDepartment #NFFF.
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"We all knew the risk when we took this job. We just didn't know it was still going to chase us into retirement," the Quincy #firefighters union president said about the precautions that need to be taken to prevent cancer.
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"The words ‘thank you’ do not even begin to fully convey how deeply our community appreciates not only (@VCFD Chief Mark Lorenz's) service and leadership, but the service of all of our local #firefighters and first responders …," said Rep. Julia Brownley.
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Witnesses reported that CPR was being done on a #firefighter when they rushed him from the #KingstonNH house fire scene Wednesday evening. #FirefighterInjury #KingstonFire.
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Two USAR Task Forces are headed to #Nepal to help with rescue and recovery http://t.co/VJQkNkoRVP
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http://t.co/dE3T0XeQD8.
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Update: One #Baltimore #firefighter was killed and four others injured in a blaze that destroyed several row houses. The identity of the firefighter will not be released until the family is notified.
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This month's Hot Shots features Houston, TX, firefighters exiting the roof after completing vertical ventilation operations that allowed the crew from Engine 67 to find the fire and knock it down. #HotShots #Firehouse
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“Ashley is a great #firefighter and will be a great leader. … (S)ince she has been hired, she has continued to show her strength and dedication to this job,” @BoiseFire Chief Dennis Doan said of the 1st female captain in the department's 143-year history.
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#Apparatus Showcase: @WichitaFireDept takes delivery of brand new heavy rescue unit from @PierceMfg built on Velocity chassis #firefighters
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#CampFire in Butte County, CA, hits first responders hard, with at least 90 homes lost that belonged to #firefighters, police and medics
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Jesse Sackaroff, 7, suffers from a life-threatening blood disorder, and his dad— @LAFD #firefighter Roger Sackaroff—has been trying to find a compatible blood stem cell donor that could help lead to a cure.
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A Wisconsin native, @HoustonTexans star J.J. Watt has donated to the families of other fallen #firefighters from the state in the past.
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Today is #InternationalFirefightersDay, and the entire #Firehouse team would like to offer our thanks and appreciation for all the hard work each of you put in every day to protect our communities. Stay safe, everyone! #firefighters
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President Trump Jumped into a @PierceMfg truck on the White House lawn and said: "Where's the fire?" #firetruck
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Robert Burke looks into the Houston Hazmat Team, one of the busiest teams in the United States, located in the petrochemical capital of the country. #HazmatStudies #Firehouse
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"Proposition B is now law … and it’s past time to implement the proposition," said @FirefightersHOU Marty Lancton. #firefighters
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.@usfire @WorcesterFD touts lessons from 1999 #LODDs amid #ArsonAwareness focus on vacant, abandoned buildings #firefighters
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.@HCDFRS veteran and third-generation #firefighter Christine Uhlhorn is named first female chief of department Congrats, Chief!
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Former @CAL_FIRE #firefighter paralyzed from waist down by falling tree in 2015 determined to walk again
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Peter Matthews calls on every member of the fire service to honor the firefighters who died in the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse fire by reading the findings and recommendations of the incident. #FirehouseMagazine #Firefighter #FireDepartment
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Officials arrest man who cut fire hose during #Baltimore riots Monday http://t.co/J1UBqk5egs
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http://t.co/6nNqPIYxOB.
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#Chicago #firefighters will attend visitations Wednesday and Thursday and funerals Thursday and Friday for Lt. Jan Tchoryk and #firefighter Jermaine Pelt. #LODD #ChicagoFire.
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New ladder truck belonging to St. Andrews, SC, Fire Department rolls over during training exercise, but no one is injured #firefighters
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