If 911 tower components fail, it could leave large swaths of Franklin County without emergency radio coverage.

How Much Does a Firefighter Make? Firefighters made a median salary of $51,680 in 2022. The best-paid 25% made $70,730 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $37,400. The metropolitan areas ...

Eight Orange County firefighters returning from a long shift fighting the Airport fire on Thursday were injured after a fire utility truck rolled over on a toll road, officials said Six of the ...

Orange County firefighters were hospitalized Thursday night after their fire truck rolled over and crashed on a Southern California freeway as they were returning from a 12-hour shift battling a ...

Firefighters continued to gain ground in their firefight against the 39,232-acre Line Fire, which burns in San Bernardino County. The fire, believed to be the result of arson, is 52% percent ...

Firefighters with the California state fire agency were forced to ground their aircraft while fighting the Line Fire in San Bernardino County because of unauthorized drones in the area. The Line ...

Learn more › Whether you’re facing a hurricane or tornado, a blizzard, or an earthquake, you may want what we call a “weather radio” to keep you and your family well-informed throughout ...

SDSU researcher Allison Barry has received a grant from FEMA to develop strategic plans to improve health and well-being outcomes for rural volunteer firefighters. Volunteer firefighters play a ...

More than 5,000 firefighters are battling more than 100 wildfires in northern Portugal, where seven people have died and hundreds of thousands are in danger. Four firefighters and three civilians ...

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters are nearing victory in the battles against three major wildfires near Los Angeles that have burned more than 117,000 acres, destroyed nearly 200 structures and injured ...

The fires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed nearly 200 homes. Firefighters are nearing victory in the battles against three major wildfires near Los Angeles that have burned more than 117,000 ...

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