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Video of the Day

Italian firefighters rescue baby from floods

Emmeline Blythe
By Emmeline Blythe
October 23, 2024 06:30 AM
(X/@vigilidelfuoco)
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Video of the Day: Firefighters run from mudslide

By Joel Leighton
August 22, 2023 12:00 AM
Firefighters were filmed fleeing from a mudslide in San Bernardino County, California on Sunday, Aug. 20.
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Video of the Day: Bus catches fire on highway in Argentina

By Joel Leighton
August 17, 2023 12:00 AM
Security cameras captured a bus bursting into flames on a highway in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday, Aug. 16.
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Video of the Day: Crane catches fire and collapses onto NYC street

By Ethan Porter
July 28, 2023 12:00 AM
(Twitter/@jimmy_farring via CNN Newsource)
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Local

Firefighters take precautions as brush fire season approaches

By Ethan Porter
July 19, 2023 12:00 AM
Provo firefighters are taking precautions this summer, warning citizens to stay inside as they prepare for the brush fire season.
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Good News Thursday

Good News Thursday: Baby seal takes up surfing, firefighters help deliver baby

By Annika Ohran
July 06, 2023 12:00 AM
Baby seal takes up surfing
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Video of the Day: Firefighters rescue woman dangling from burning building

By Carly Ludlow
November 07, 2022 12:00 AM
Firefighters with the New York City Fire Department saved a woman from a burning building in east Manhattan, New York on Nov. 5. The woman hanging from the building was caught on a child gate as she was trying to escape. A group of four firefighters hung 20 stories in the air on ropes to save the women and one other individual. Fire investigators believe a lithium-ion battery from an e-bike sparked the blaze.
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Metro

Good News Thursday: Cancer death rates in U.S. drop, 3,000-year-old canoe discovered in Wisconsin lake, Firefighters come to the rescue after blind dog falls down hole

By Katrina Huhtala
September 29, 2022 12:00 AM
Cancer death rates in U.S. drop Cancer death rates have fallen drastically in the past few decades, and today there are more survivors than ever before. A 32% drop in the U.S. cancer death rate between 1991 and 2019 has been reported. While there were only three million cancer survivors in 1971, there are 18 million survivors as of January.
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Local

Provo Fire Department to increase salaries for incoming paramedics

By Molly Ogden Welch
April 01, 2021 12:00 AM
Provo City Council members unanimously approved a resolution appropriating $105,000 to the fire department’s budget in order to create more competitive salaries and attract new paramedics, according to the March 30 council meeting agenda.
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Featured

New Provo fire station dedicated during 9/11 tribute

By Emily Harrah
September 11, 2020 12:00 AM
Cars, camp chairs and flags lined the road in front of the new Provo Fire Station 22 for its dedication at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. The dedication included a 9/11 tribute.
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Local

Temporary fire station opened in preparation for modern facility in 2020

By Anna Morgan
October 09, 2019 12:00 AM
Provo firefighters have been moved to a temporary fire station for an estimated nine months while a new station is built.
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World

Firefighters search mud after Brazil dam collapse; 58 dead

By Associated Press
January 28, 2019 12:00 AM
Firefighters are resupplied as they search for victims of a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Firefighters spent four days navigating treacherous conditions in search of survivors or bodies in the collapse. (Associated Press)
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Local

Community support 'awe-inspiring' during recent Utah fires

By Quincy Wilks
October 05, 2018 12:00 AM
Sandbags have replaced the fire trucks in Brent Hirz's neighborhood, and he waits each day to see how much rain will fall. It's not a scenario he imagined in the early afternoon on Sept. 13, when he got a pre-recorded phone call from Elk Ridge City telling him the town was being put on a pre-evacuation warning. It said to prepare in case a mandatory evacuation became necessary.
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Local

Firefighters make headway fighting Pole Creek, Bald Mountain Fires

By Ciera Kueser
September 21, 2018 12:00 AM
In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, photo, a wildfire burns in Salem, Utah. (Qiling Wang/The Deseret News via AP)
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Local

Pole Creek, Bald Mountain fires displace families, residents band together

By Sahalie Donaldson
September 17, 2018 12:00 AM
A helicopter flies towards the Pole Creek fire and Bald Mountain fire to offer air support. As of Sept. 17, the two fires cover approximately 83,000 acres of land. (Ty Mullen)
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Featured

Things you should know today: 11/17/17

By Kaleena Mckell
November 17, 2017 12:00 AM
20 injured in fire at Pennsylvania senior living community
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Nation

Wildfires devastate BYU students' homes in California

By Camille Baker
October 12, 2017 12:00 AM
Matt Kastner's family was evacuated Sunday night. Kastner is a BYU student studying information systems. At about 3 a.m. on Oct. 9, Kastner received the news that his home had become engulfed by the flames. (Matt Kastner)
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Football

Slideshow: Police and Firemen clash in charity football game

November 04, 2015 12:00 AM
Provo Police and Firefighters clashed on the gridiron for the fourth annual Guns vs. Hoses charity football game on Saturday, Oct. 31.
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