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Corey Comperatore, a former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company chief, used his body as a shield to protect his wife and daughter as bullets rang out, loved ones say
Public safety agencies are posting tributes to former Buffalo Township Fire Chief Corey Comperatore
Former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company chief Corey Comperatore “died a hero” when he “dove on his family to protect them,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said
It took first responders 30 minutes to locate the victim in the Lafayette explosion
Braintree and Canton firefighters and medics started the whole blood transfusion on the crash victim during transport to the hospital
Wind and current made it difficult for Suffolk and Newport News first responders to recover the vehicle in the James River
Deer Park Assistant Fire Chief Dominic Albanese said the crash was horrible and will be tough for the community
Syracuse firefighters said they saw so many people on the scene that it was tough to tell who was a victim
Shelton firefighters discovered a large number of “firework displays” in the garage and basement during the earlier house fire
First responders in Syracuse rescued several members of two families including a child trapped in a car
Newport News first responders had not followed protocols and incorrectly declared Quandrell Williams dead
It took Dayton firefighters approximately 90 minutes to extricate the woman
Firefighters from three departments are recognized for their quick work with CPR and an AED
EMS personnel administered CPR and hydroxocobalamin after the firefighter was pulled from the burning house
Salem firefighters were alerted to an explosion and fire at the Tomo Japanese Steakhouse
An 18-year-old Allen High School graduate collapsed while participating in a citizen’s fire academy training
The jury found that Matthew Plote, a former Illinois volunteer firefighter, killed Melissa Lamesch before setting her house on fire
Firefighter Frank Whitt was killed in a crash while en route to escort EMT Drake Adams to a funeral home
The Elliott County firefighter struck a guardrail and went over an embankment after the EMT died in a separate incident
Jim Meyer suffered a broken vertebra and multiple skull fractures when the tree struck him during training
Regional agencies cover calls allowing Burnsville officials to focus on the families of the fallen
A Loudoun County firefighters was killed and two civilians are among the injured after a gas leak, explosion
Los Angeles General Medical Center Dr. Molly Deane said it is remarkable the firefighters were not more severely injured
Two of the seven injured firefighters are in critical condition
Sioux City council capped the number as the fire department moved to hire more FFs to fill vacant EMS positions
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott opposed the plan saying some people are “excellent paramedics” who may not be able to test to be firefighters