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 ...

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 ...

During the training, instructors took the firefighters through three different scenarios.First, the reach method, where rescuers throw a rope or hose to pull in someone who's stranded.Second ...

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 ...

A group of California firefighters stopped an alleged looter from robbing a burned-down house and jetting off with an Emmy Award that had miraculously survived the fiery carnage of the Eaton Fire.

Private firefighters are increasingly popular with inusurers. But some argue it creates a two-tiered system where only the homes of the rich are saved. Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief ...

A fire service team rescued a person who was trapped inside a vehicle in the Rideau River early Sunday. Ottawa police alerted the fire service at about 3:35 a.m. that a vehicle had been located in ...

"Ninety percent of what we do is prevention." Capstone is part of a growing and controversial ecosystem of private firefighting companies that have seen themselves thrust into the spotlight as ...

ARI HAIT HAS MORE ON THE FLORIDA FIREFIGHTERS PIPES AND DRUMS AS THEY PREPARE FOR WHAT THEY CALL A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. IF YOU WATCHED THE INAUGURATION ON MONDAY, YOU MAY SEE SOME ...

Their firefighting tasks, which are assigned each day by their captains, could include containment work, structure defense or removing dry vegetation to try and stop the spread of the blaze.