OR Recruits State Troopers by Promising They Can be Nozzleman at Highway Truck Fires

Oregon State Police launched a recruiting post on Facebook, showing how rewarding the job can be.

Using a photo from an accident scene involving a semi truck, the agency highlights how a trooper and a volunteer firefighter teamed up to extinguish a fire, with the trooper filling in as nozzleman.

“This incident highlights how being a Trooper is more than what meets the eye. It takes courage, adaptability, and a willingness to go above and beyond to protect and serve our communities. Do you have what it takes? #BecomeATrooper,” the state police say.

Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.

KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek

The firefighter who was injured is a volunteer firefighter with the Northern Pendleton Fire District.