firefighter

Did you know that 97% of fire departments rely on volunteers? They're having a hard time finding recruits.

A tragic day in Minnesota.

Duluth's own Duluth Pack is honoring the service of police, fire, EMT, and military service professionals by giving away free Darn Tough socks.

Even in the face of extreme weather, our local emergency responders still have to go to work; and we thank them for their dedication.

If you're looking to start a new career, then you should visit Lake Superior College Friday and get first-hand knowledge on careers in firefighting and truck driving.

I had the honor today of speaking with retired New York City Firefighters at the traveling 9/11 exhibit at the Home & Builders Show today.  They of course were on hand to educate people walking through the exhibit, and to pay tribute to their brothers who died on September 11th.  There is another reason they are there, however.  Danny, a retired firefighter, pulled me aside and wanted to make

If you're looking for a catalyst to provide you with a nice, end-of-workweek tear-fest, look no further than this video of a fireman rescuing a kitten. Seriously. You will cry. If you don't cry, please share your stony ways with us, because we embarrassed ourselves in the office watching this video...

The death toll in a horrific nightclub fire in Brazil as risen to 232, according to news sources. This number is updated from the original count of 245 first reported by local news sources. A fire started at the Boate Kiss nightclub around 2 AM in the southern city of Santa Maria...

A Philadelphia firefighter pulled a Superman-worthy stunt when he risked his own life rescuing a woman from a burning building, but his heroics extended far beyond that moment.

Two construction workers took an elevator at a construction site in Staten Island on Sunday.  The elevator became stuck, so they started pushing different buttons to try to get it to move.  When they got to the basement button, the elevator started moving downwards.  Great, right?  The problem was the basement was severely flooded from heavy rain.

Earlier this week, a man dropped off a section of rusty pipe to firefighters at Redding, California’s Fire Station #4. Why? There was a kitten trapped inside of it. That’s right, a real life, just-larger-than-pipe-sized cat. So were these American heroes able to squeeze him out? Yes! Watch the nail-biting endeavor in the three-part rescue series below.