L.A. Spends Less on Firefighters than Homeless, Who Start One-Third of Fires
The city spends more on the homeless than firefighters, and the homeless will launch almost a third of the fires the department responds, according to a report from the interim fire chief in Los Angeles. A spectacular report from interim LA Fire Department Chief Roney Villanueva It was revealed Tuesday, by local ABC affiliate KABC-7: […]
Suffolk County bill would set aside affordable housing for volunteer firefighters, EMS
Suffolk County Councillors are pushing for the laws needed by new affordable housing developers to secure apartments for volunteer firefighters and EMS. Democrat Rebecca Sanin proposed a bill earlier this month to apply to builders who receive subsidies from the county's Labor and Housing Fund, working to stop registered volunteers from being priced from Suffolk. […]
FDNY’s calendar of smoke-show firefighters set to return
Get ready for the smoke show. FDNY is gearing up to set up the Big Apple flame with a calendar filled with famous chunks making a fiery comeback next year. The iconic “Heroes Calendar” – known for banging hot firefighters, EMTs and paramedics all over the page, but is back in 2026 after a three-year […]
Three firefighters injured battling two-alarm Staten Island house fire
Reports say three firefighters were injured in fighting two alarm flames at their Staten Island home on Saturday night. A fire broke out at Rosewood Place in Tompkinsville on the island's North Shore just past 7pm. According to ABC 7. Fire blew up on the roof and top floor of a house near Tompkins Building […]
Connecticut abused man rescued by firefighters as stepmom Kimberly Sullivan screamed outside: body cam
The dramatic body cam footage captured the bold rescue of an abused Connecticut man. He had been held captive by his evil stepmother for 20 years, so she would scream to the first responders outside the burning “home of horror.” Members of the Waterbury Fire Station rushed to report a fire at an enclave in […]
Bondi orders DOJ to throw out DEI lawsuits against police, firefighters
Attorney General Pam Bondy ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to abandon the lawsuit this week, and the Biden administration denounced police and fire departments in the country when hiring candidates. Bondi oversaw DOJ's Civil Rights Division on Wednesday. Dismissing federal civil rights lawsuitsclaiming that previous administrations will “unfairly” chase fires and police stations and […]
Firefighters Battling Blaze at PA Facility After Two Explosions
Pennsylvania firefighters were still working Tuesday at the scene of a major fire that began late Monday. Fires have emerged at SPS Technologies building in Abington Township, NBC Philadelphia It has been reportednote that there was an explosion on Monday and another explosion on Tuesday. “The crew said the fire that began on Tuesday morning […]
Firefighters battle inferno after reported explosion near Texas airport, 7 injured
More than half a dozen people were injured Tuesday afternoon after an explosion of a vehicle set fire to a massive Inferno near El Paso International Airport. Just before 4pm, the El Paso Fire Station posted to X and a checking crew was responding to the Condition 4 fire at the San Metro Transit Operations […]
Firefighters battle inferno after reported explosion near Texas airport, at least 4 injured
Several people were taken to hospital after a reported vehicle explosion set a large Inferno on Tuesday afternoon near El Paso International Airport. Just before 4pm, the El Paso Fire Station posted to X and a checking crew was responding to the Condition 4 fire at the San Metro Transit Operations Center. The fire was […]
Sen. Schiff urges Trump admin to exclude firefighters from federal hiring freeze
Sen. D-Calif Sen. Adam Schiff has called on several federal agencies to exempt federal season firefighters from President Donald Trump's executive order to implement a federal employment freeze. In a letter to the Department of Agriculture, Interior and the Office of Management and Budget, Schiff said that Trump's employment freeze, issued on Jan. 20, could […]