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Firefighters in Sacramento County, California, say a Tesla fire required some 4,500 gallons of water to extinguish because the batteries kept reigniting.

Firefighters in Greece on Sunday were battling a wildfire for a second day in two suburbs of the capital of Athens.

Firefighting crews saved an abandoned creature found laying in the ashes of a massive wildfire in New Mexico.

San Francisco officials continue to hold hearing to axe firefighters who refused to get the coronavirus vaccine,

A pit bull puppy named Loki that was rescued from a Sacramento debris fire earlier this month has found its forever home with a firefighter.

A man trapped in an underground cistern in Monson, Massachussetts, was rescued Monday and citizens are praising emergency responders for their efforts.

Three officers from the Oakland Police Department (OPD) in Florida are being lauded for rescuing two residents from a house fire Tuesday.

A father dropped his child into the arms of first responders when a fire broke out at an apartment building in New Jersey and citizens are praising the crews’ efforts.

Baton Rouge firefighters used ropes and ladders to rescue a woman who was seriously injured in a major car wreck Sunday morning. 

New York lawmakers are calling for stricter bail laws after an upstate firefighter died battling a fire allegedly started by an arsonist.

A Seattle firefighter saved a man trapped in the basement on Friday after his house slid off its foundation during a landslide. 

Police in Illinois arrested two suspects Thursday night and charged them with aggravated battery after they allegedly assaulted a firefighter and a police officer.

The moment James “Big Jim” Coleman’s American flag got entangled on his flagpole when high winds swept through the area, he knew something had to be done.

The skies over Belfast, Ireland turned black on Tuesday afternoon as a large fire has engulfed an area near the city’s docks.

Former Virginia Gov. Chuck Robb (D) and his wife are hospitalized with nonlife-threatening after a fire rampaged through their mansion.

A massive fire in the QVC distribution center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, drew a major emergency response early Saturday.

First responders rescued a young boy stuck in a concrete sewer pipe at a construction site in Fort Myers, Florida, on Monday night.

The Logan Township Volunteer Firefighters in Pennsylvania are yet again providing Thanksgiving meals to families in need this season.

Joe Biden has cited this story before, particularly while talking about the importance of firefighters.

California firefighters rescued a woman from a rolled-over vehicle in the nick of time as fire was rapidly engulfing the car.

New York City is suffering from a shortage of firefighters and EMS personnel on the eve of the November 1 deadline, which requires city workers have at least one dosage of a COVID vaccine, according to reports.

A mob attacked police and firefighters lured to a school in Béziers, France, named after murdered teacher Samuel Paty.

Crime is on the rise in San Francisco but city officials have placed more than 180 employees including police and sheriff’s departments who have not received a coronavirus vaccine on paid leave, a move that triggers a process that could end in termination.

Nine-year-old Natalea Decker of Arkansas has created a program called Adopt-A-Hero which connects first responders with children who send them letters, thank you cards, office supplies, and snacks.

John Knox, head of Firefighters for Freedom, said a vaccine mandate imposed on city employees violates God-given constitutional rights.

Smoke and heat generated by a huge wildfire in southeastern Oregon are creating massive “fire clouds” above the blaze.

Members of the Mohave Sunrise Rotary Club of Bullhead City, Arizona, hosted a parade recently to show support for local police, firefighters, and first responders.

One firefighter was shot and killed at Los Angeles County’s Agua Dulce Fire Station Tuesday morning and the suspect is on the loose. 

A dog in Georgia is back home and safe with his family after he was rescued from a precarious situation recently.

A mob of up to 40 young people attacked firefighters in a ‘sensitive’ neighbourhood in Brest, France. While police were on the scene to continuously assess safety, officers were allegedly ordered to restrain policing due to Ramadan and the conflict between Israel and Palestinians.

A New York City man is facing charges after he got into a fight with a fire rescue crew member who came to his aid after someone reported that he was passed out, police said.

Alex Conlin saved an unnamed individual after a sinkhole opened, causing them to fall 30 feet into an old mine shaft.

Jared Lloyd’s body was recovered the day after a deadly blaze gutted a New York assisted living facility.

One resident is dead and a firefighter missing after a fire broke out at an assisted living facility in Rockland County, New York, on Tuesday.

A Chicago firefighter pulled his colleague to safety after his colleague almost fell through the staircase of a burning home on Thursday in Chicago’s West Englewood neighborhood.

More than 150 firefighters battled a blaze that broke out at a New York City dollar store on Sunday morning.