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Biden Signs Off on Hefty Pay Raise for Federal Firefighters
President Joe Biden has signed off on giving federal wildland firefighters a hefty raise for the next two fiscal years. The move announced Tuesday affects more than 16,000 firefighters and comes as much of the West braces for a difficult wildfire season. Pay raises for the federal firefighters had been included in last year’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, but they...
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Watch: SF Firefighters Gearing Up for Early Start to Fire Season
Fire crews in San Francisco have ramped up training ahead of what is expected to be a busy fire season. SFFD’s Lt. Jonathan Baxter discusses with NBC Bay Area what’s in store in the coming months.
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Firefighters Battling New Mexico Blaze Brace for Wind
Over 1,000 firefighters backed by bulldozers and aircraft battled the largest active wildfire in the U.S. on Saturday after strong winds pushed it across some containment lines and closer to a small city in northern New Mexico.
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California Firefighters Plan to Head to Ukraine
Many people want to go to Ukraine to help, including two Southern California firefighters who are organizing a group to go overseas. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to one of those firefighters, Eric Hile.
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Thousands Flee Homes As Fertilizer Plant Fire Burns
Winston-Salem firefighters warned that chemicals at the site could cause a large explosion.
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Firefighters Rescue Dog Stuck in Icy Pond
A Colorado firefighter jumped in to help a dog who’d fallen through ice into a frigid pond.
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Chief: 3 Baltimore Firefighters Killed in Vacant Home Blaze
Baltimore’s fire chief says three firefighters were killed and a fourth was injured when part of a vacant home collapsed while they were battling a blaze
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3 Dead, 6 Missing in Explosion in Sicily Caused by Gas Leak
Firefighters in Sicily are digging through rubble in the search for missing people after an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak killed at least three people
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Therapy Dogs Provide Comfort for Inland Empire Firefighters
It’s the first day on the job for therapy dog Henry, but it’s not his first time around the block. Dogs like Henry provide companionship and comfort, a little normalcy while firefighters are away from home.
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Firefighter's Best Friend: Therapy Dogs Serve as Welcome Distraction for Wildfire Crews
At wildfire base camps in California and beyond, therapy dogs and their handlers are providing firefighters with a much-needed distraction from the taxing work they face on the front lines.
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Therapy Dogs Help Wildfire Firefighters Disconnect From Demanding Work
At wildfire base camps in California and beyond, therapy dogs and their handlers are providing firefighters with a much-needed distraction from the taxing work they face on the front lines.
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Unions Split on Vaccine Mandates, Complicating Biden Push
The labor movement is torn over vaccine requirements — much like the country as a whole — wanting to both support its political ally in Biden and protect its members against infection but also not wanting to trample their workers’ rights.
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Firefighters Battle Large Blaze Outside Athens
Firefighters in Greece battled a large blaze in the Vilia area northwest of Athens as wildfires erupted across the country during its most severe heat wave in decades.
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WATCH: Man Survives 25-Foot Jump From Burning Lift
Cellphone footage captured the moment an Alabama man jumped from a burning 25-foot lift into a safety net below.
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Crews Battle Brush Fire in Lake County
Fire crews are battling a brush fire along Highway 29, just north of Calistoga.
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Dixie Fire Becomes 2nd Largest California Wildfire in History
The Dixie Fire that sparked July 13th has become the 2nd largest wildfire in California’s history.
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Team of East Bay Firefighters Return After Battling Bootleg Fire in Oregon
A strike team composed of firefighters from Alameda County and the cities of Oakland, Fremont and Hayward returned Saturday after two weeks battling the massive Bootleg Fire in Oregon.
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Wildfires Blasting Through West Draw States to Lend Support
Out-of-state crews are heading to Montana to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggles with a series of wildfires that have ravaged rural lands and destroyed homes
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‘Orange Skies': Biden Raising Federal Pay to Fight Wildfires
The Biden administration says it is hiring more federal firefighters — and immediately raising their pay — as officials ramp up response efforts in the face of a severe drought that’s setting the stage for another destructive summer of intense wildfires across the West
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Toxins Found in Air, Firefighters' Gear May Be Health Hazards: Report
Firefighters are now facing more fires and more toxic smoke than ever. There is now some new evidence of more poisons in the air they breathe and even in the gear they wear. Terry McSweeney reports.