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News Articles: firefighters

Emmitsburg Mayor Frank Davis voted for Donald Trump in hopes he would cut federal spending. Now Davis hopes those cuts don't include the permanent cancellation of classes at the National Fire Academy, which is part of the town's identity and helps drive its economy. Davis is also a chief at Emmitsburg's firehouse, known as the Vigilant Hose Company.

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A Maryland town backed Trump's cost-cutting pledge. Now it's a target

Emmitsburg is home to the National Fire Academy, effectively the war college for U.S. firefighters. The Trump administration's decision to halt classes has some townspeople pondering their votes.

May 05, 2025
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Portraits of Eugene (Eddie) Coleman and Ronald Osborne.

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  • Arts & Life

How a firefighter's quick action saved his friend's life

Ronald Osborne was a firefighter for many years. Early in his career, while battling a house fire, his life was in danger. It was another firefighter's quick thinking that saved him.

March 17, 2025
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  • Autumn Barnes
Midway Fire Department

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  • News

Midway fire station could lose certification

The City of Midway could lose its only firehouse after the interim chief and most of the volunteer firefighting force resigned Monday evening. A Georgia fire compliance officer has sent the city a letter giving it 30 days from that point to get the department back into compliance.

August 21, 2024
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  • Robin Kemp
pinning ceremony

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  • Health

Macon celebrates new class of firefighters amid efforts to beat shortage

Firefighters do more than just put out fires -- they also respond to 9-1-1 calls when police can’t make it. But nationwide, employing firefighters has been a challenge while calls for service have gone up.

July 04, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Firefighters enjoy a meal from Chops Lobster Bar in Atlanta.

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  • News

Chops restaurant team gives back to firefighters after blaze

The team at Chops Lobster Bar wanted to give back to local firefighters.

December 07, 2022
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  • Sammie Purcell
Firefighter extinguish a fire at night

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  • Politics

Federal firefighters waiting for pay raises they hope will help fill their ranks

While they face longer and hotter wildfire seasons, federal firefighters are also battling staffing shortages in six of the nine regions across the country.

June 11, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Firefighter extinguish a fire at night

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  • Politics

Federal firefighters waiting for pay raises they hope will help fill their ranks

While they face longer and hotter wildfire seasons, federal firefighters are also battling staffing shortages in six of the nine regions across the country.

June 11, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
New York Police Department officers in masks stand during a service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, last October.

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  • National

The largest municipal force in the U.S. has thousands on unpaid leave over vaccines

About 9,000 New York city employees are on unpaid leave for failing to heed Mayor Bill de Blasio's Oct. 20 vaccine mandate.

November 01, 2021
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  • Scott Neuman
New York city municipal workers, including police officers and firefighters, rally on Monday against a vaccination mandate. City workers are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1 or risk losing their jobs.

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  • National

NYC firefighters protest at the mayor's home over vaccine mandate as deadline looms

Firefighters and other municipal workers are protesting New York City's vaccine mandate, which takes effect Monday. If they don't have at least one dose by Friday, they will be put on unpaid leave.

October 28, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Following the Dixie Fire, flames burn in a tree in the Canyondam area of Plumas County, Calif., Friday, Aug. 6.

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  • Environment

Dixie, Bootleg, Goose. How Wildfires Get Their Name

Across the United States,108 wildfires are burning, mainly in the west. What they're called is important, just as it is with hurricanes and other disasters.

August 09, 2021
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  • Josie Fischels
Capt. Andrea Hall, a firefighter from Fulton County, Ga., delivers the pledge of allegiance during the 59th Presidential Inauguration on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Firefighter Andrea Hall Leads Pledge Of Allegiance, Spoken And In Sign Language

The Presidential Inaugural Committee has made accessibility a stated priority and is providing ASL interpretation, live closed captioning and audio descriptions for the day's events.

January 20, 2021
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
The Dolan Fire, pictured Aug. 22, has burned more than 37,000 acres along the central California coast. On Tuesday, more than a dozen firefighters battling the blaze deployed portable fire shelters, and three were hospitalized with injuries.

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  • National

3 Firefighters Hospitalized With Injuries From Battling Wildfire In California

The U.S. Forest Service said 14 firefighters, overrun by the blaze in Los Padres National Forest, used portable fire shelters. Three were airlifted to a hospital, where one is in critical condition.

September 09, 2020
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  • Rachel Treisman

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