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After four years in legislative purgatory, a bill that would grant firefighters cancer coverage — in a stunning reversal brought about by sustained public pressure and allegations of political vendettas — is being fast-tracked to clear the Legislature this year. The bill cleared a key hurdle Thursday morning when the House State Affairs committee agreed […]
A Little Caesars restaurant in Fargo, North Dakota is capturing hearts and feeding the hungry with a new policy they posted with a sign in their window. A new idea came to General Manager, Michelle Lussier, after she noticed an ongoing problem: people were eating leftovers from the store dumpster. Lussier decided to approach the […]
Imagine the agonizing pain your body must feel when it’s being deprived of oxygen. It’s no joking matter. The obstruction of the airway passage, even partial, can result in asphyxia and death, which is why choking is the fourth most common cause of unintentional injury-related death. Children and the elderly are often prone to choking. […]
The Umatilla County Fire District #1 in Oregon has shared a PSA that’s trying to keep citizens everywhere from starting house fires. This winter is awfully cold, and many people are turning to space heaters for a little extra warmth. Most people were surprised to learn that it’s not the heater itself that’s so dangerous, […]
Family, friends and fellow firefighters gathered Friday to bid a solemn final farewell to a fallen U.S. Marine who was also a decorated FDNY firefighter. Funeral services were held for 43-year-old Staff Sergeant Christopher Slutman, who was one of three Marines who lost their lives on April 8 near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The funeral […]
After learning one of their littlest fans was battling cancer, the Professional Firefighters of Keene had custom fire gear made for him, as well as his twin sister and older brother Henry Iselin has something most children do not: a custom firefighter’s suit. The Keene 3-year-old sports the personalized get-up at almost every chance he […]
video below) A 97-year-old war veteran does the same thing every day; he visits his local Arby’s fast food restaurant and orders the same meal. There’s hardly a day that goes by that the employees at the fast-food restaurant don’t see the meat lover walking into the establishment for his “regular” order. Staff got to […]
It was a beautiful day for fishing, but when you use a wheelchair it’s not always easy to enjoy your favorite hobby. An elderly veteran in Raytown, Missouri discovered this fact after taking his electric wheelchair to a nearby pond to do a little fishing on a sunny Tuesday afternoon. As he was maneuvering off […]
The Slow Mo Guys film one scariest occurrences in a firefighter’s occupation in 4K slow motion. A backdraft is a dramatic event caused through rapid re-introduction of oxygen to combustion into an oxygen-depleted environment in a fire; for example, the breaking of a window or opening of a door to an enclosed space. A backdraft […]