Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

Fallers climbed and cut trees by hand with axes or saws. Other workers ... In factories and mills, moving belts, saws, and other unguarded machinery caused terrible injuries and death, from ...

Masterfully Restoring a Legendary Firefighter Axe with Precision ...

Firefighters also provided a hands-on look at various firefighting equipment, such as Halligan tools, hooks, axes and the “Jaws of Life.” ...

The tool is a combination of a fire axe and an adze (or hoe), allowing firefighters to chop or dig with the flip of a wrist. Its design has remained largely unchanged since its creation over 100 ...

When Carbondale firefighters Abby Burnham and Courtney Looft started their careers, they had the advantage of fathers who had ...

Ottawa firefighters managed to free a salt truck operator whose foot was caught in the salt conveyor belt early Sunday on Albion Road near Lester Road in the Findlay Creek area. Firefighters ...

Private firefighters aren't doing what you likely think they are — not exactly. Reports of wealthy homeowners in the Los Angeles area paying private firefighters thousands of dollars per day ...

Justin Brown had done a grueling stint at the perimeter of the Hughes Fire, battling last week to keep the blaze from spilling into towns in northern Los Angeles County. He was still sore Tuesday ...