In a tradition dating back to the earliest days of firefighting service in the U.S., firefighters christen new vehicles by spraying them down with water, then pushing them back into the station. Santa ...

Helicopters are essential for firefighting. They can drop 1,000 gallons of water at once — some much more. That’s far more ...

So firefighters had to use a lot of water to help stop the flames from spreading ... a converted three-engine airliner based on the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet, with a huge tank that carries ...

Off-duty firefighter Lt. William “Buddy” Doucette wasted no time jumping into the water just before 11 a.m. when he heard the screech and saw a car flying into the air off the pier landing on ...