1+ day, 42+ min ago   (468+ words) For this episode of APS Radio, host Jim Burneka sits down with longtime friend and researcher Dr. Sara Jahnke to explore the evolving landscape of firefighter health. There’s a little of everything, from lighthearted personal banter to updates about the…...

1+ day, 40+ min ago   (372+ words) The city is hosting firefighter Jaime Domínguez’s challenge, as he runs a marathon every day until completing 3,953 kilometres – one for each person who died by suicide in Spain in 2024 This morning, JimmyGo, accompanied by athletes from Benidorm Athletics Club and…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago   (627+ words) Instead of allowing a PTSD diagnosis to become the beginning of an almost automatic exit from public service, lawmakers wanted Minnesota to create an opportunity for workers to receive treatment, recover and, where medically appropriate, return to their careers. Three…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago   (650+ words) A Bromley firefighter has turned a mental health walk started in Beckenham Place Park into a nationwide support network with 18 groups across the UK. Dean Corney, who boasts 23 years of service, launched Walk & Talk 999 in 2021 after his own experiences with…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago   (125+ words) One firefighter has been confirmed dead after an explosion occurred at a shipbuilding plant in Fu’an city, Fujian province on Thursday afternoon, according to a statement released by the city’s fire and rescue bureau on Thursday night. At around 1:09 pm,…...

23+ hour, 31+ min ago   (113+ words) The fire service in Leicestershire said four firefighters were injured tackling wildfires as the UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far. Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service said it responded to three separate wildfires on Thursday. Eight crews…...

1+ day, 53+ min ago   (568+ words) This incident started as an emergency response to a gas leak at a building on Treurenberg in Brussels. A low-pressure gas pipe was reportedly damaged by a contractor during construction work. While Firefighters and gas utility employees were operating, several…...

2+ day, 41+ min ago   (159+ words) TWO FIREFIGHTERS SUSPENDED AFTER RUNNING STOP SIGN, STRIKING VAN – FLORIDA Firefighter Close Calls Two Gainesville firefighters have been suspended for a day with pay following a wreck Monday at a south Gainesville intersection. It happened at Martin Luther King, Jr....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (166+ words) Multiple law enforcement agencies were in Austin early Thursday morning after an ambulance stolen in North Texas led to a pursuit and fatal shooting in Austin. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, the suspect stole the ambulance Wednesday night…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (94+ words) FOUR FIREFIGHTERS, COP INJURED AFTER 3-ALARM FIRE – NEW JERSEY firefighterclosecalls.com DEMAREST, NJ — Four firefighters and police were hospitalized on Tuesday after a three-alarm fire destroyed a house in Demarest, officials said. The Demarest Fire Department said that firefighters from…...