/news/tags/firefighters firefighters en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:15:00 GMT /community/2025-04-25/two-ohio-communities-will-lay-to-rest-fallen-firefighters-this-weekend Communities in Huron and Wayne counties are mourning the deaths of firefighters John Saunders and Paul Mickolick. Saunders served with the Tri-Community Joint Fire Department for 15 years, and Mickolick served with the Town and Country Fire District for five years. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:15:00 GMT /community/2025-04-25/two-ohio-communities-will-lay-to-rest-fallen-firefighters-this-weekend Abigail Bottar /law-justice/2025-04-24/ohio-state-highway-patrol-investigating-crash-that-killed-wayne-county-firefighter Town and Country firefighter Lt. Paul Mickolick was fatally struck by a car April 18 while assisting a driver stuck in a ditch, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:21:06 GMT /law-justice/2025-04-24/ohio-state-highway-patrol-investigating-crash-that-killed-wayne-county-firefighter Abigail Bottar /community/2023-03-21/norfolk-southern-offers-safety-training-for-first-responders-after-east-palestine-train-derailment Firefighters from across Ohio trained on a mobile safety train at a Norfolk Southern rail yard in Bellevue. Norfolk Southern says it intends to set up a permanent training center in the state. Tue, 21 Mar 2023 23:03:07 GMT /community/2023-03-21/norfolk-southern-offers-safety-training-for-first-responders-after-east-palestine-train-derailment Abigail Bottar /community/2023-01-30/fire-departments-in-northeast-ohio-struggle-to-staff-up Fire departments across Northeast Ohio are struggling with the same issue: low staffing. But they can't seem to figure out why. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /community/2023-01-30/fire-departments-in-northeast-ohio-struggle-to-staff-up Abigail Bottar /news/community/2020-03-27/morning-headlines-ohio-shows-progress-in-slowing-covid-19-spread-surge-expected-in-may Here are your morning headlines for Friday, March 27: State shows progress in slowing COVID-19 spread;Surge in cases expected in May;Daycares need… Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:56:02 GMT /news/community/2020-03-27/morning-headlines-ohio-shows-progress-in-slowing-covid-19-spread-surge-expected-in-may Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2018-05-17/summit-county-launches-a-fund-for-police-and-fire-community-engagement Community leaders have launched a new fund to help Summit County police and firefighters work closer with their communities.The Akron Community Foundation… Fri, 18 May 2018 02:08:31 GMT /news/community/2018-05-17/summit-county-launches-a-fund-for-police-and-fire-community-engagement /news/arts-culture/2016-04-15/lunch-interrupted-at-akron-fire-station-5 Fighting fires takes a lot of energy, so the men and women who keep us safe make sure to eat well. Firefighters in Akron also take pride in cooking… Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:31:00 GMT /news/arts-culture/2016-04-15/lunch-interrupted-at-akron-fire-station-5