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There are great classes being offered at FDIC this year just as years past. Get your schedule together for the classes you plan on attending and let us plan your evenings! Be sure to plan on being at Indy on Fire Friday Night!

4 alarm fire at Fine Fare Supermarket in East Orange, NJ on March 13, 2015 (3 Videos)

In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 14, a fire broke out at an apartment complex on Campus Way trapping two women in their apartment bathroom. Two Modesto Firefighters, Jesse Miguel and Jason Wyatt from Modesto Fire Truck 1, rescued the women via ladders; these two firefighters are being recognized tonight at the Modesto City Council meeting which will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the basement of 1010 Tenth Street.

Years ago in my department there was a huge fire in very cold temperatures. Over the years, I have heard from dozens of guys tell the story very similarly that they were frozen to the top of a ladder truck flowing water. They were up there so long, their gear froze to the ladder. To be honest, I wasn't there. I have no clue who was there. I know for a fact that 20 guys couldn't have been frozen to the tip of that ladder at once.

Just last night, I heard it again...those 6 famous words followed with guidelines which have nothing to do with "Doing The Right Thing" and everything to do with "Not Making Waves".

Many of you all have asked for an update on Morgan Nolen, the son of Captain Spencer Nolen, who is battling Stage 4 Ganglion Neuroblastoma. Please continue reading this entire article, there is a message from Morgan's father below.

Short and sweet: By downloading "One of the Good Guys" by Aaron Tippin you can help out Iron Bill who survived the deadliest fire in Houston FD history. Bill was injured along with 9 other firefighters. Bill's injuries were life changing.

3 Firefighters were injured.. The building had been evacuated prior to the first explosion.

One person is dead and 3 people, including a firefighter, were injured in a massive fire at an apartment building in Norristown. The 4-alarm blaze broke out just before 1:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Norris Apartments in the 600 block of Swede Street. Firefighters responded to a report of fire in the basement. They arrived to find flames shooting from the second and third floors of the 6-story building.

Ladder rescues can be very dangerous to not only the victim but also for the firefighters. Aerial rescue is not always possible, as seen in this video. These firefighters buy a little extra time in rescuing this victim and the route to safety ends up being the safest of all possibly. Great edit, great video, and great job!