The Fourth of July is one of the busiest times of the year for firefighters. They want to make sure you stay safe enjoying fireworks and backyard cookouts. Many of the calls they respond to can actually be prevented. Cleveland 19 News spoke with firefighters at Euclid Fire Department’s Station 1 before the holiday kicked off. Setting […]
East Cleveland has been in fiscal emergency since 2012. The city’s finances are on life support. But, now the East Cleveland firefighters who put their lives on the line daily said they have their own emergency. “We are at a point where we are tired of it,” said Tom Buth President of East Cleveland […]
The secretary of the Civil Service Commission for the City of Cleveland will begin accepting applications for the classification of“Firefighter – City of Cleveland” on Monday, June 2, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Application submissions can only be made during the period of Monday, June 2, 2014 through Thursday June 12, 2014 between the hours of […]
The men and women who serve on the front lines as firefighters, rescuing citizens in harm’s way, should be saluted daily for their bravery. In one of…
They were part of an elite squad who confronted wildfires up close, setting up barriers to stop their destructive spread. But the inferno blazing across central Arizona proved too much. The 19 firefighters were killed Sunday while fighting the Yarnell Hill fire, northwest of Phoenix. It is the deadliest blaze for firefighterssince the 9/11 […]
