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Posted: Apr 27, 2018

NYC will add firefighter who died in 1935 to memorial wall

New York City will add the name of a firefighter who died in 1935 to the Fire Department of New York's memorial wall, the city's law department said Wednesday, ending a year-long struggle by his descendants who insisted his death was due to an injury he suffered while battling a blaze. The grandson of firefighter Tom O'Brien went to court in October to get him added to the wall that honors those firefighters who died as a result of a fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Post Star
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Posted: Apr 27, 2018

Column: Los Angeles shooting a reminder to firefighters of the danger of criminal intent

Fires and twisted wreckage do not intentionally create harm, but a man with a gun lying in wait is an entirely new and different menace to the fire service. In the early morning hours of April 24, members of the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported fire south of downtown LA. While extinguishment was an expected knockdown inside a two-story home, gunshots ringing out during overhaul were not.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1.com
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Posted: Apr 27, 2018

North Carolina Firefighter With Cochlear Implants Wants To Change Fitness Requirements

Austin Freidt, a 19-year-old Mocksville firefighter, was born deaf. He had his first ear surgery at 2 years old, and then got his first cochlear implant on his left ear when he was 3. In 2012, he got one in his right ear, which allowed him to hear just like anyone else. He’s wanted to become a firefighter since he was 5 years old.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFMY News
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Posted: Apr 27, 2018

Scene safety: Firefighters must prepare for more than smoke, flames

Fires and twisted wreckage do not intentionally create harm, but a man with a gun lying in wait is an entirely new and different menace to the fire service. In the early morning hours of April 24, members of the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a reported fire south of downtown LA. While extinguishment was an expected knockdown inside a two-story home, gunshots ringing out during overhaul were not.
- PUB DATE: 4/27/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FireRescue1.com
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Posted: Apr 27, 2018

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-

A Bronto Skylift aerial on a domestic custom fire apparatus chassis.

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