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VIDEOS: Baltimore firefighters say 4-alarm rowhome fire ‘under control’

PHOTOS: A 4-alarm fire broke out at a rowhome complex in West Baltimore early Friday morning in the 2200 block of Fulton Avenue. The Baltimore City Fire Department says firefighters are managing an ongoing fire that affected several units. There have been no reported injuries, but officials have said that several roofs collapsed.

Minneapolis looks to boost female firefighter recruitment with study

VIDEO: In 1992, the Minneapolis Fire Department made history when it staffed the first all-female crew. By 2002, women made up 15% of the department. But now that pace has slowed. “It’s definitely very heavy,” Julie Bode, a Minneapolis firefighter said.

Retired Missouri fire captain wants to ensure every fallen firefighter is remembered

PHOTOS: Since the day he retired in 1993, Ray Elder has spent his days sitting in an old office chair in the basement of his Northland home. The 88-year-old sifts through the pages of the Kansas City Fire Department’s collection of large, red, leatherbound log books. Each entry is a record of the emergencies to which firefighters responded, and the accidents that happened as they battled blazes.

Firefighters who battled Los Angeles fires now fighting for access to a drug to help them

VIDEO: The drug glutathione is an antioxidant produced naturally in the body to detoxify cells. The compounded form of the drug, which as such is not FDA-approved, is in a category currently under review by the Food and Drug Administration.

Retired Tennessee firefighters compete on reality show ‘The Amazing Race’

Two retired Memphis firefighters are contestants on “The Amazing Race,” which premiered on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. on WREG Channel 3. The show involves teams racing across the world to be the first to reach the finish line and win a cash prize.

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