RACCOON TWP, 9-1-04 - Frank Brocklebank's driver's license has been suspended for medical reasons since Aug. 2, 2003. Yet, according to police, he was behind the wheel of a firetruck when he ran over two of his fellow Raccoon Township firefighters Aug. 25, killing one and … [Read more...]
FF WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE… LICENSE SUSPENDED
TRIBUNE-REVIEWWednesday, September 1, 2004A Raccoon Township volunteer fireman and former school bus driver had been suspended from driving for more than a year when he backed a fire engine over two fellow firefighters, killing one of them. The chief said that there were no … [Read more...]
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) announced at Fire-Rescue International that it will develop and implement a Near-Miss Reporting System for the fire service. Supported by more than a million dollars in grants from the Department of Homeland Security and … [Read more...]
YET ANOTHER BACKING ACCIDENT… FIREFIGHTERS INJURY REQUIRES SURGERY AFTER CLOSE CALL!
09-02-04 - The Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department is initiating an investigation at the Laurel Volunteer Rescue Squad following an accident involving one of its volunteers.Mark Brady, a spokesman for the fire/EMS department, said a teenaged volunteer who was behind a … [Read more...]
FIREHOUSE PRANK…GONE BAD. 1 FF INJURED
Norfolk firefighter injured by what was intended to be a prankThe Virginian-PilotAugust 26, 2004NORFOLK A firefighter who was sent to the hospital Monday evening was the victim of a firehouse prank gone wrong, according to a department spokesman. The prank involved the use of … [Read more...]
09-04-04 - It is with deep and extreme sadness that I advise you of the sudden passing of "The Father of Modern EMS", Chief Jim Page. Jim was the founder of JEMS Magazine, Fire-Rescue Magazine, primary advisor of the TV Show "EMERGENCY", a prominent Attorney and former Fire … [Read more...]
DO HOUSTON FIREFIGHTERS NEED MORE TRAINING?
Some say yes as the city trails only New York in deaths since 2000By BILL MURPHYHouston Chronicle Feb 27, 2005 RESOURCES IN THE LINE OF DUTYThe Houston Chronicle analyzed the Web sites of the U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to calculate … [Read more...]
FDNY FF FAMILY SUES CITY OVER FIREFIGHTERS 2003 DEATH
by Amy Lotven, Chronicle Reporter January 20, 2005 The family of a Flushing firefighter who was killed in a December 2003 four-alarm fire at a mattress warehouse in Manhattan, filed a lawsuit against the city last month saying his equipment was faulty. Thomas Bricks mother, … [Read more...]
BULLET HITS WORCESTER FIREFIGHTER ON A CALL
WORCESTER -- A firefighter was shot in the arm while responding to a medical call in the south main area of the city last night, authorities said."I looked down and I saw blood, and I could see a little hole in my arm and the blood was coming out," Lieutenant John O'Brien said by … [Read more...]
CHARGES FILED IN PHILLY FIREFIGHTER'S DEATHS
...suspect Daniel Brough "reckless," "foolish" and "greedy" for his role in the deaths...charged with 3rd Degree Murder...Aug 21, 2004A blaze that killed two firefighters Friday night began in a tangle of wires and high-powered lamps that a man had set up to grow marijuana in a … [Read more...]