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Pa. fire company celebrates 125th anniversary with focus on hand-drawn ladder wagon
The 1899 ladder wagon built by American LaFrance Fire Engine Co. will be the centerpiece of the weekend celebration

Fla. firefighter charged after placing knife against colleague’s neck
An Orlando firefighter is on administrative leave over his reaction to a kitchen joke

Calif. firefighters clean swastikas, graffiti off national forest rock formation
Los Padres National Forest firefighters cleaned vandalism off a rock formation in the Los Padres National Forest

Ore. city officials drop petition to end benefits for firefighter’s widow
Salem officials had challenged whether Firefighter Maurice Stadeli’s cancer was occupational

Lawyers for FDNY chiefs want allegations of affair kept in ageism lawsuit
City lawyers sought to remove claims about Kavanagh's alleged affair with another FDNY official and allegations of her poor administrative decisions

Son of Del. FF struck, killed as memorial walk for fallen firefighters begins
The 3-year-old son of an off-duty firefighter was struck by another firefighter prior to a walk for three fallen Wilmington firefighters

Federal wildland firefighters threaten walkout if Congress fails on pay raise
The temporary pay raise created in 2021 for Department of the Interior firefighters is scheduled to end on Sept. 30

Pa. FDs partner to attract younger members to the fire service
Mahoning and Valley township fire departments joined together to give young people a look inside the fire service

Minn. firefighters get a look at cancer-fighting research
Members of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters Association learned about research into lung cancer varieties