Boehmer promoted as first female assistant fire chief for Mitchell Fire Department
The city's firefighting roster is changing faces and making history, thanks to an internal promotion inside the Mitchell Fire Department. Effective Jan. 21, former battalion lieutenant Tiffany Boehmer ...
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Quincy To Hire Female Firefighter
By SCOTT JACKSON The Quincy Fire Department will soon welcome the first female firefighter in the department’s 136-year history. Cathryn Draicchio is set to transfer to the Quincy Fire Department to ...
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PFAS compounds found in more firefighting PPE
The latest NIST study provides more information about exposure risk for firefighters from their firefighting protective gear.
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Cancer Is Killing Our Firefighters
In 2023, the World Health Organization classified the act of firefighting as a Group 1 carcinogen, just like asbestos and ...
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Firefighters race to beat LA blazes as winds grow, death toll hits 16
LOS ANGELES — Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched ...
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LA firefighters scramble to contain deadly wildfires as strong winds return
Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further ... especially in a middle-class community like this.” LA Mayor Karen Bass faces a critical test of her leadership during the city's greatest ...
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Mexico And Canada Send Firefighters to Help Quell Palisades Fire As Trump Threatens ‘Massive’ Tariffs
Mexico and Canada are sending firefighters to help quell the blaze of the Palisades fire across Northern Los Angeles area. The deployment of firefighters from U.S. allies occurs after President ...
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How you can help the incarcerated firefighters battling L.A. wildfires
Some of the money will go to necessities the incarcerated firefighters say they need — such as new boots, toiletries and other gear, Lewis said. “Whatever they need, we’ll purchase,” he to ...
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Alberta sending 40 wildland firefighters early next week to help with L.A. wildfires
Alberta confirmed it will be sending 40 wildland firefighters early next week to help combat the raging fires that have killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 ...
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Firefighters from Mexico arrive to help fight California wildfires
Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his gratitude to Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, as he welcomed more than 70 Mexican firefighters. "Emergencies have no borders - we are deeply grateful to our ...
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Mexican firefighters fly into LAX to help fight Los Angeles wildfires
Firefighters from Mexico just arrived at LAX. They'll be joining 14,000+ personnel already battling the #PalisadesFire . California is immensely grateful to our neighbors' support in the fight ...
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Firefighters gain ground on deadly L.A. wildfires, but more wind is on the way
Calmer winds and higher humidity helped firefighters make progress Saturday battling an unprecedented fire siege that has devastated the foothill community of Altadena and coastal enclave of ...