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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.

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.

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. 

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.

The Chicago Fire Department announced Sunday that it had launched an investigation into an online post that alleged someone operating a firetruck removed a Black Lives Matter banner, officials said.

The Savannah, Georgia, Fire Department rescued a kitten from a raging house fire Tuesday.

Indianapolis firefighters on a Saturday training exercise helped a woman recover her titanium prosthetic leg from the Geist Reservoir.

Washington, DC, firefighters rescued a total of six dogs from a burning home, resuscitating one of them, a Twitter video showed.

A firefighter was rushed to hospital earlier this week after being shot in the leg by an unknown assailant while attempting to put out a car fire on Bastille Day.

First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday surprised a group of firefighters and police officers with lunch in Washington, D.C.

A flag pole at a memorial honoring four firefighters who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center was found cut down by vandals in Washingtonville, New York.

A California firefighter rescued a veteran’s dog from a fire 21 years to the day after his own dog was saved from a fire.

The Danish toymaker Lego has asked retailers to pull police action figures, police accessories, and the White House from store shelves.

The chief of the Richmond, Virginia, police department said Sunday that rioters set fire to a multi-family home with a child inside while blocking access for firefighters to get through to save the child.

Police in the French city of Strasbourg arrested 20 individuals in the district of Neuhof after a mob attacked firefighters with projectiles that included Molotov cocktails.

Rioters in Brooklyn rocked and threw a molotov cocktail at a police van abandoned in the middle of a street until it caught on fire.

A firefighter in Lake Orion, Michigan, is being hailed a hero after he saved a family’s beloved pet on Sunday. 

Firefighters in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, are paying tribute in a unique way to healthcare workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Firefighters with the FDNY showed up on Thursday during a shift change at the Elmhurst Hospital in Queens to thank its tireless staff.