Firefighters
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D.C. firefighters union says chief's ambulance crew scheduling shift could risk lives
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D.C.'s firefighters union and Chief Kenneth Ellerbe are at odds over a scheduling shift for ambulance crews in the District. Ed Smith, president of the union, says the changes could jeopardize lives.
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Va., Md. firefighters practice for worst-case scenarios
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Teams of first responders are taking their training mid air. They're spending the week prepping for worst-case scenarios. Firefighters from across Virginia and Maryland are taking part in what's called a Rescue Challenge.
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Montgomery firefighters may see nearly 20 percent raise
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Montgomery County firefighters would receive a nearly 20 percent raise over the next two years as part of a new agreement between their union and County Executive Ike Leggett.
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Marion Barry talks about firefighter complaints
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Washington D.C. Councilman Marion Barry said Wednesday that he thinks every D.C. firefighter should live in D.C. and says that too much concern is being placed on proposed changes to firefighter shifts.
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Four firefighters shot in New York at Rochester blaze
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Police have found human remains in the burned-out home of the Webster, N.Y., ex-con who killed two firefighters and believe the victim is the gunman's sister.
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Coats given to needy D.C. children
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Hundreds of kids in D.C. received free coats, thanks to the D.C. Firefighters Association.
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D.C. fire department seeks overnight shift changes
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D.C. fire officials are proposing a change to ambulance shifts that would remove 14 advanced life-support vehicles from service during overnight hours.
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Maryland flags at half-staff in honor of firefighters
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Officials in Maryland joined President Barack Obama in ordering flags to fly at half-staff Sunday. That's when Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg is hosting the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.
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Montgomery County ambulance fees in the works
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Montgomery County is one step closer to enacting ambulance fees, as a group once against the idea has a change of heart.
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Seasonal firefighters push for health insurance
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They work the front lines of the nation's most explosive wildfires, navigating treacherous terrain, dense walls of smoke and tall curtains of flame. Yet thousands of the nation's seasonal firefighters have no health insurance for themselves or their families.
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Mt. Rainier fire injures firefighter
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A Prince George's County firefighter suffered a burn while fighting a two-alarm house fire in Mt. Rainier.
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Firefighters injured in Southeast apartment fire
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Several firefighters were injured while battling a fire at a Southeast apartment complex.
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Eight firefighters become sick after drug lab response
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Eight D.C. firefighters were taken to the police and fire clinic after they became ill in the Florida Avenue station.
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Kevin O’Toole, injured firefighter, released from hospital
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A Prince George’s County firefighter badly burned while battling a house fire will finally head home Friday.
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Lorton family escapes flaming house with neighbor's help
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A Lorton family lost their home yesterday to a fast-moving fire--probably ignited by a front porch candle blown over by the wind--but everyone got out alive, including Crystal, their dog,
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Kevin O'Toole, firefighter hurt in Riverdale flash fire, condition improving
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The condition of a Bladensburg volunteer firefighter severely injured in a flash fire in Riverdale in February is improving, a fire official said.
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Glen Burnie fire truck crash injures four firefighters
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Authorities in Anne Arundel County say four firefighters and three civilians were injured when a fire rescue vehicle responding to a blaze in Glen Burnie hit a car.
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Injured Riverdale firefighters tell about their experience
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Prince George’s County firefighters injured in a residential fire in Riverdale Friday spoke to ABC7 about their harrowing experiences and their slow recoveries.
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