AFG, SAFER, USFA Reauthorization Bill Signed into Law
President Biden signed into law the Fire Grants and Safety Act (S.870), which reauthorizes the AFG and SAFER grant programs.
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After a Decade, CA Firefighter Dies from Injury Sustained During Training
Selma (CA) Firefighter-Paramedic Chris Nelson, 55, passed away 10 years to the day after an injury sustained during training.
Chicago Firefighter Killed After Fall on the Fireground
Andrew Price, 39, a Chicago firefighter, died while operating at a fire in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.
VA Firefighter Dies of Injuries Sustained in July Crash
Mia Etheridge, 20, and another firefighter were responding to a July call when the fire apparatus they were traveling in crashed into a tree.
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Veteran FL Battalion Chief Killed in Helicopter Crash
Battalion Chief Terryson Jackson of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Services was killed in a crash that also left a civilian dead.
Chicago Fire Lieutenant Injured in Fire Dies
Lieutenant Kevin Ward, 59, injured in a house fire on Balmoral, passed away at Loyola Medical Center.
North Haven (CT) Firefighter Dies After Responding to Multiple Calls
Firefighter EMT Anthony DeSimone, 50, died after working more than 30 hours and responding to numerous incidents.
Firefighters Killed When Helicopters Collide During CA Wildfire
Two firefighters and a contract pilot were killed in a midair helicopter collision during operations at a wildfire in California.
TX Firefighter Dies of Injuries Sustained in Vehicle Rollover
Firefighter Evan Curtis Brown, 18, of the Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department died after being injured while en route to a call.
LODD: Firefighter Dies after SC Apartment Building Fire; Seven Injured
Firefighters became trapped at an apartment fire Friday afternoon in Columbia, South Carolina, and had to be rescued.
NJ Firefighter Dies After Responding to Two Calls
Sussex Township (NJ) Firefighter Tony Duivenvoorde passed away from a heart attack after responding to two calls.
Chicago Firefighter Dies, Two Other Members Seriously Injured in Multialarm Fire
Firefighter Jermaine Pelt was killed and two other members suffered serious injuries in a multialarm fire early Tuesday in the city's West Pullman neighborhood.