Longtime Crooked Creek Fire Dept. chief dies in off-duty accident: 'Lost a true brother'
A longtime chief with the Crooked Creek and Fairview fire departments died in an off-duty accident Feb. 17, leaving many to ...
First ever female FDNY Deputy Chief promoted at ‘glass ceiling- shattering’ ceremony
Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons — a 24-year veteran who joined the FDNY a few months before 9/11—  was named Deputy Chief ...
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Firefighters mourn loss of longtime battalion chief who died in off-duty accident
A battalion chief at a local fire department has died in an off-duty accident. The Fairview Volunteer Fire Department in ...
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Glass ceiling shattered: Queens battalion chief becomes FDNY’s highest-ranking woman
FDNY history was made at Queens College as the head of Battalion 46 in Elmhurst became the first-ever female deputy chief and ...
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FDNY firefighter promoted to deputy chief is first woman to hold the rank in department history
FDNY Battalion Chief Michele Fitzsimmons will be promoted to deputy chief on Friday, becoming the first woman in the ...
Firefighter community remembers Steve Lytle, killed in tractor accident
MCDOWELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The community is mourning and remembering longtime mountain firefighter, Steve Lytle. A ...
Columbus battalion chief pushes for fire safety following recent fatalities
Although it may seem likely these fires are connected to cold winter months, Geitter said that isn’t necessarily true.
Western NC fire department dealing with death of battalion chief months after losing firefighter to Helene
On Sept. 27, 52-year-old Tony Garrison died from a landslide caused by the conditions after the storm hit western North Carolina. Garrison was one of 13 people killed within the Garren Creek community ...