Firefighters may face a heightened risk for heart disease as a result of breathing in extremely fine particles that infiltrate the smallest air passages and lodge in their lungs, new research indicates.
Firefighters have been making a muscle and making a difference for children and adults fighting neuromuscular disease for over 55 years.
California Professional Firefighters came out on top at this year's 2010 IAFF Media Awards. CPF's quarterly member newspaper and the California Fire Foundation's "Firefighters On Your Side: Disaster Planning for the Elderly" campaign both took first place.
Budget cuts at the Chico Fire Department are making it harder for firefighters to do their jobs. In order to reduce operational costs, the department had to let go of three people and lost one fire engine at Fire Station 1 in July.
This video, taken from a firefighter's helmet in Oakland, shows firefighters pulling an unconscious dog from a house fire and reviving him to consciousness.