Two members of the Silverdale Fire Co. and a Hilltown police officer were briefly hospitalized after it was feared they were exposed to carfentanil Saturday night. Hilltown Sgt. Christian Browne said Sunday that the incident is still under investigation and pending test … [Read more...]
Nine people were injured, four of them seriously, when a box truck careened into multiple cars on the West Side of Manhattan Sunday and the truck's driver attacked a firefighter. The box truck crashed into the vehicles at 10th Avenue and West 43rd Street around 12:30 p.m. … [Read more...]
This may be among the most in-depth media reports (links, charts, videos, references) on Firefighting Occupational Cancer ever produced. Below is the link to Part 1 of 5: No one warned Firefighter Mark Rine that while he was saving others, he was killing himself. The bad … [Read more...]
An acting Toronto district fire chief rushed to hospital while crews were fighting a four-alarm blaze at an Etobicoke townhouse on Thursday night is “stable, conscious and talking,” officials say. Andrew Galicam, who is a 31-year Toronto Fire Services veteran, suffered “a … [Read more...]
Four firefighters suffered minor injuries Oct. 14 when a fire truck they were using to respond to a call slid off the road and into some trees just south of Interstate 94. The crash occurred just before 2 a.m., the fire department and witnesses said, and caused some damage to … [Read more...]
Welcome home Sgt. Kevin Van Dyke! 13 days after going into cardiac arrest while fighting a fire he has been discharged from Kennestone Hospital and escorted home by his crew. Many thanks to a Paulding County Sheriff, Metro Ambulance, Paulding County 911, and Dallas Police for … [Read more...]
Three Indianapolis firefighters were slightly injured following a collision on the city's north side between a dump truck and a fire engine. The accident happened around 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at W. 43rd St. and N. Capitol Ave. The dump truck was headed south on Capitol. The … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty while operating at a major wind driven wildfires that tore through southern Alberta (Canada) last night. 34 year old Cyrpress County Firefighter James Hargrave, with the Walsh Fire Station, was killed in a … [Read more...]
Montclair police are investigating an incident that occurred Monday when a Montclair firefighter's hand was struck after he attempted to speak to a person erratically driving a car on Valley Road. According to a report by Montclair Det. Lt. David O' Dowd, at approximately 9:17 … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a Loch Sheldrake Fire Company No. 1 (Sullivan County, north of NYC, NY) Firefighter has died in the Line of Duty. Firefighter Ron Hinkle, 71, died after responding to a call Tuesday afternoon. Hinkle was among a group of firefighters who responded to a … [Read more...]
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