A firefighter was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after responding to a fire Monday afternoon at Willoughby Spit. Norfolk Battalion Chief Brian Nichols says the firefighter was conscious and breathing when they were transported. The house fire broke out around … [Read more...]
Last Saturday, an FDNY Firefighter did the right thing by trying to stop some kids from harassing an elderly couple. And he received one hell of a beating for it. NYPD released surveillance video (link below) today of the six teen suspects in the brutal assault of that off-duty … [Read more...]
By Anne Mulkern, Scientific American: The death toll from extreme fires in California is rising from an unexpected source: Firefighters are committing suicide. The stress of fighting repeated blazes and seeing bodies of those killed is taxing firefighters’ mental health, … [Read more...]
By Dani Coble, Arizona Republic: The Phoenix Fire Department is mourning the loss of a 31-year-old Phoenix firefighter who lost his battle to occupational cancer on Sunday morning. Brian Beck Jr., a third-generation firefighter, was an eight-year veteran with the Phoenix Fire … [Read more...]
The American College of Sports Medicine is putting out the Challenge “Are You As Tough As A Firefighter?”...and Firefighters are invited in addition to Sports Medicine Professionals and Athletic Trainers. For the first time ever, they’re going to conduct a Collegiate Relay … [Read more...]
Two firehouses in Queens are closed after firefighters assigned to each station were confirmed to have scabies. Both firefighters are being treated for the skin infection, and both firehouses are being disinfected. One firefighter with the infection had reportedly worked in … [Read more...]
The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is investigating after a Raleigh officer shot an armed man near an apartment complex on Sunday morning, officials say. It happened in the 5200 block of Falls of Neuse Road. Officials said the Raleigh Fire Department responded to a … [Read more...]
An off-duty city firefighter was punched in the head after stepping in to stop a group of teens from harassing a couple on the Upper East Side, according to police and sources. The 38-year-old man was walking on East 86th Street at about 7:20 p.m. Saturday when he spotted a … [Read more...]
By Lauren Muthler, Centre Daily: Residents in 24 apartment units in the Tremont Student Living complex were displaced after a fire broke out Sunday evening, Alpha Fire Company Chief Jason Troup said. The Centre Region fire marshal is still investigating the cause of the … [Read more...]
Terrible news out of Golling, Austria, where a 45-year-old Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty by electrocution. This happened with four, 3rd & 4th grade children in the bucket of an aerial device, along with the Firefighter. During a demonstration of the fire … [Read more...]
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