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NO FIREFIGHTERS HURT WHEN SHOOTER KILLS MOTHER AT HOUSE FIRE

NO FIREFIGHTERS HURT WHEN SHOOTER KILLS MOTHER AT HOUSE FIRE

 Rick Markley    April 24, 2018    No Comments

CBS Los Angeles: A 50-year-old woman was fatally shot after a house fire in the Gardena area and her son was taken into custody at the scene. Fire Capt. Erik Scott told reporters that firefighters saw smoke billowing out of the windows of a two-story home before dawn … [Read more...]

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 active shooter, firefighter safety

N.Y. FIREFIGHTER WITH HEART PROBLEMS AIRLIFTED FROM HOUSE EXPLOSION

N.Y. FIREFIGHTER WITH HEART PROBLEMS AIRLIFTED FROM HOUSE EXPLOSION

 Rick Markley    April 24, 2018    No Comments

By Catie O'Toole, Syracuse.com: A Geneva firefighter was airlifted to a hospital Monday night after he suffered a heart issue during a house fire in Seneca County, volunteer firefighters said. Firefighters were battling the blaze from outside the home, at 31 Moore St. in … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 cardiac arrest, firefighter health, firefighter safety

UPDATE ON INJURED PA. FIREFIGHTERS

UPDATE ON INJURED PA. FIREFIGHTERS

 Rick Markley    April 24, 2018    No Comments

Here's an update on the two Harrisburg firefighters who were injured trying to rescue a trapped child from a burning structure earlier this week from the department's Facebook page. "Injured Squadmen update: Lt. Saul is home resting. He goes back to the hospital on Friday for … [Read more...]

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 burns, firefighter safety, rescue

GEORGIA FIREFIGHTER – MEDICAL LINE OF DUTY DEATH

GEORGIA FIREFIGHTER – MEDICAL LINE OF DUTY DEATH

 Billy    April 24, 2018    No Comments

We regret to pass on to you that Decatur County Fire Rescue Firefighter Adam Taylor died last month (this is a delayed notification) on 3-30-2018. Late in the evening of his scheduled shift and after conducting search and rescue drills in full protective gear including SCBA, … [Read more...]

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COP ACCIDENTALLY TASES COP IN OHIO. SHE GETS HIM A “SORRY I TASED YOU” CAKE

COP ACCIDENTALLY TASES COP IN OHIO. SHE GETS HIM A “SORRY I TASED YOU” CAKE

 Billy    April 24, 2018    No Comments

A Hamilton Township police officer (Warren County near Cincinnati) accidentally shocked a firefighter with her Taser while trying to get a patient under control. So, she apologized with a cake. Officer Darcy Workman was helping the fire department on an EMS call last week. When … [Read more...]

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VIDEO: TWO PA. FIREFIGHTERS HURT TRYING TO RESCUE FIRE VICTIM

VIDEO: TWO PA. FIREFIGHTERS HURT TRYING TO RESCUE FIRE VICTIM

 Rick Markley    April 23, 2018    No Comments

By Griff Brenner, WHTM: One person was killed in a fire in Harrisburg Monday morning. The Dauphin County coroner confirmed the victim is 3-years-old. The child's name has not yet been released. Crews were called to a home at around 7:45 Monday morning on the 2300 block … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 fatal fire, firefighter safety, house fire

N.J. FIREFIGHTER INJURES KNEE AT SUNDAY HOUSE FIRE

N.J. FIREFIGHTER INJURES KNEE AT SUNDAY HOUSE FIRE

 Rick Markley    April 23, 2018    No Comments

By Jerry DeMarco, Ridgewood Daily Voice: A Bogota firefighter was treated for a knee injury after he and his colleagues doused a Sunday morning house blaze with help from neighboring companies. "Crazy how things can be going so good then in the blink of an eye so bad," the … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 firefighter safety

CALIF. FIREFIGHTER HURT AT ABANDONED HOUSE FIRE

CALIF. FIREFIGHTER HURT AT ABANDONED HOUSE FIRE

 Rick Markley    April 22, 2018    No Comments

The Times of San Diego: A firefighter was injured battling a house fire in Encanto early Saturday. The fire was reported around 4 a.m. in a two-story, abandoned home near the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Otay Street, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue … [Read more...]

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CA INMATE FIREFIGHTER DIES ON TRAINING HIKE

CA INMATE FIREFIGHTER DIES ON TRAINING HIKE

 Brian Kazmierzak    April 22, 2018    No Comments

An inmate firefighter collapsed and died Saturday during a hike on his first day of training. Anthony Colacino, 33, began a 7 a.m. hike at the Sierra Conservation Center prison and collapsed about an hour later. Inmates administered first aid to Colacino until emergency … [Read more...]

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NY FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS EYE INJURY AT GRASS FIRE

NY FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS EYE INJURY AT GRASS FIRE

 Brian Kazmierzak    April 22, 2018    No Comments

Around 30 firefighters put out a brush fire on Saturday evening that engulfed roughly 20 acres of an open field near Van Wagner Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie, according to Arlington Fire Chief Tory Gallante. No civilians were injured, he said, but one firefighter will seek … [Read more...]

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