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Drone Video Captures Deadly Hoarding Home Fire in Faulkner, MD

6 days ago | firehouse.com | Peter Matthews

Drone Video Captures Deadly Hoarding Home Fire in Faulkner, MDThe bodies of two men were recovered after firefighters battled the fire amid hoarding conditions in Faulkner. Two men died in a stubborn fire in a hoarder home in Faulkner on Thursday. Firefighters from Maryland and Virginia responded to the fire, which was reported shortly after 6 a.m. on Brunswick Road, according to SOMDNews.com. Officials said one person was able to escape the burning structure.
Firefighter Dies at Willard, OH, House Fire

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Peter Matthews

Firefighter Dies at Willard, OH, House FireTri-Community Joint Fire Department firefighter John Saunders responded to a Willard house fire Wednesday night. Tri-Community Joint Fire Department firefighter John Saunders died after responding to an April 16 house fire. A firefighter was recovered in the basement of a Willard home after responding to a house fire Wednesday night.
Four Pawtucket, RI, Firefighters Fired, Four Resign Amid Criminal Probe

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Daniel W Byrne |Susan Mac Nicol

The Pawtucket FIre Department is down eight firefighters amid a probe into criminal wrongdoing. Four were fired and four retired while the state attorney general's office investigates allegations. “I have seen cases that are very atrocious in terms of behavior … But I haven’t seen anything to this degree or this extent.
State Bill Could Sink Fire Merger in Madison County, IN,

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Daniel W Byrne |Susan Mac Nicol

With the number of volunteers dwindling, three Indiana fire departments decided it was time to merge to better serve their residents. Now, that plan -- involving South Madison Fire Territory, Andams-Markleville Fire Protection District and Lapel Stony Creek Volunteer Fire Department -- is in jeopardy. But, it's not because one or more changed their minds. A bill currently before the state legislature could sink it.
Station Design: How to Know It’s Time to Replace Your Fire Station

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Jeff Katz

Today, some things from 1975 might be considered vintage, such as disco, bell-bottoms and station wagons with wood paneling. Other things haven’t found another life: for instance, 8-track players and rotary phones. OK, maybe station wagons with wood paneling, too.
Somers, CT, Fire Chief Says Call 9-1-1, Not Firehouse for Help

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Daniel W Byrne

Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. SOMERS — The Somers fire chief on Monday implored residents to stop calling the local fire station for emergency service, calling it an "extremely dangerous" practice. Over the past year, 50 calls came in directly to the fire station, which is not always staffed, Chief David Lenart said. Four of those calls were made over the weekend, he said.
House Blast in Austin, TX, Injures Six, Damages 24 Houses

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Daniel W Byrne

(TNS)Apr. 13—AUSTIN — Two people were in critical condition and four others injured Sunday after a home explosion rattled Northwest Austin, severely damaging houses in a residential area off U.S. 183 near McNeil Road. Emergency crews from the Travis County Sheriff's Office, Austin Police Department and Austin-Travis County EMS responded at 11:23 a.m. to calls to the 10600 block of Double Spur Loop.
Photos: Fort Worth, TX, Firefighters Tackle Recycling Yard Blaze for 15 Hours

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Peter Matthews

More than a half-dozen fire departments spent the majority of their shift battling a stubborn blaze at a Fort Worth recycling facility Sunday. Firefighters were called to Silver Creek Materials around 3 p.m. on the city's west side for a brush fire and units request additional resources. The fire appeared to have started in a large pile of discarded pallets and wood and spread to an area filled with tires and other debris.
Firehouse's Mentor Monday: Networking is Important

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Daniel W Byrne |Ryan Baker |Jacob Johnson

Ryan Baker is a writer and associate editor with prior experiences in online and print production. Ryan is an associate editor for T&D World and Firehouse, while he is going to graduate school in pursuit of a master's degree in sciences of communication at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. He recently completed a year of teaching Intro to Public Speaking at UW-Whitewater, as part of his graduate program.
The Firehouse Yak: Rob Policht - Reflecting on the Fire Service from the Next Wave of Leadership

1 week ago | firehouse.com | Peter Matthews |Robert Policht

Peter Matthews talks with Rob Policht, a lieutenant with Passaic, NJ, Fire Department and one of the guys between Flow and Vent, about the state of today’s fire service and how a podcast he was on with a former Navy SEAL changed some of his approach to the fire service. As a young officer, Policht provides his perspective on bridging the gap across multiple generations in the station.