Please plan your schedule (and invite your local law enforcement folks to join this too) for next week...Wednesday October 18, 2017 at 1300 hours. Respond to a fire...are you first due? Sorta. Yeah-as the FIRE Department...but.... But the fact is, our "brothers and sisters … [Read more...]
Nearly a dozen San Miguel (FPD) California Firefighters may have been exposed to Hepatitis A while battling a brush fire in a Spring Valley homeless encampment early Sunday. The fire sparked behind a condominium complex about 1:30 a.m. Initially, firefighters thought the area … [Read more...]
With so much going on, specifically the horrible storms causing so much of the damage and death that we have seen in Texas, Louisiana - and now the Islands, Puerto Rico and Florida - our best thoughts and prayers go out to anyone and everyone who is impacted. As those folks … [Read more...]
Perth Amboy, New Jersey career firefighter Richard Leonard, 70, died in the line of duty July 30, 24 years after inhaling toxic smoke at an industrial recycling plant fire. The U.S. Fire Administration ruled that Leonard died of exposure having worked for hours in highly toxic … [Read more...]
Three members of the Newtown Ambulance Squad (Bucks County, Pennsylvania near Philly) and a Newtown Firefighter were hospitalized July 10 after being exposed to a extremely potent variety of heroin while responding to a call for a cardiac arrest on the Newtown Bypass, according … [Read more...]
A Massachusetts man cleaning out his parents' garage on Saturday made an explosive discovery -- a live military practice bomb. Whitman firefighters called in the Massachusetts State Police Bomb Squad midday on Saturday to safely detonate a bomb that one local family thought was a … [Read more...]
A fireworks display at the Leechburg (PA) Fireman’s Carnival was abruptly ended by a horrible incident Saturday night. Initial reports are that some fireworks went off, but didn't launch. The incident happened about 2230 hours when the Chief was lighting mortars during the … [Read more...]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released a roll call video and guidelines (both below) for firefighters, EMS and police officers regarding the handling of powerful opiates like fentanyl, which are up to 50 times more potent than heroin. The news comes … [Read more...]
Limestone (Maine) Firefighters turned out Thursday afternoon, where a fire had broken out in a wooded area near propane tanks. Firefighter Scott Patten was on a hose line, working on trying to keep the fire under control when one of the tanks exploded, sending fire shooting … [Read more...]
HIGH CO LEVELS ALMOST KILLS SIX FIREFIGHTERS ON EMS RUN
On Jan. 17, 2017, the Grand Island (Neb.) Fire Department was dispatched to a possible overdose with a not conscious, not breathing patient. Response included a med unit, with two personnel, an engine company with three personnel and the shift commander; police also … [Read more...]
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