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

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.

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.

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.

An entire community in South Carolina is helping a man pursue his firefighting dreams despite losing his leg to a motorcycle accident two years ago.

Firefighters saved a 14-year-old’s life after he found himself trapped beneath several feet of snow in Truckee, California, on Wednesday.

Firefighters took a few moments to save an American flag that fell during inclement weather and high winds in Monterey County, California, on Wednesday.

40% of Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters have failed to turn up for voluntary vaccination against the coronavirus, following a pattern of reluctance seen among many front-line health care workers and first responders.

Firefighters rescued a woman trapped in a 40-foot sinkhole in Florida for 11 hours after her car fell inside.

A 20-year-old suspect is now charged in the December 3, 2020, fatal shooting of retired Chicago firefighter Dwaine Williams. 

Female firemen in a Swedish city have slammed the policy of physical strength tests as outdated, saying it disadvantages women. 

A second suspect, 18-year-old Dwain Johnson, has been charged in the December 3, 2020, fatal shooting of retired Chicago firefighter Dwain Williams.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged in the December 3, 2020, shooting death of retired Chicago firefighter Dwaine Williams. 

A former firefighter saved both his home and his neighbor’s home in a wildfire in Nevada armed with only a garden hose.

A couple and their many helpers spent Friday cooking Thanksgiving meals, then delivered them to firefighters all over Shreveport, Louisiana, on Saturday.

The Philadelphia Firefighters Union has voted to uphold its endorsement of President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

A vote-by-mail drop-off box for ballots was set on fire on Sunday night in the Los Angeles suburb of Baldwin Park, destroying many completed ballots before firefighters could put out the fire.

Three firefighters went the extra mile this week for an elderly Army veteran who experienced heat exhaustion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

A group of off-duty volunteer firefighters rescued a Maryland family from a house fire last Sunday.

A five-year-old boy who heard about the wildfires ravaging Oregon told his grandmother he wanted to help the firefighters on the front lines, so he donated a Baby Yoda doll to them.

Firefighters in areas of the Belgian capital of Brussels can request police escorts after a series of serious attacks involving rocks and Molotov cocktails.

A fire department recently unveiled a stunning 9/11 tribute in Stanford, New York, featuring American flags to honor the lives lost during the terrorist attacks.

A group of firefighters was attacked in the multicultural no-go Brussels area of Molenbeek this week after allegedly being lured to the area for a deliberate ambush.

Two firefighters were rescued Friday night after they became trapped while battling a blaze in Marin County, California.

First responders in Salt Lake City saved two children from a submerged car that landed upside down in a canal Saturday after the driver lost control.