More than 50 part-time firefighters will be out of work starting Wednesday when stations on Greenwell Avenue and Rapid Run Pike go dark.Cinci. Enquirer 11-19-04DELHI TWP. - Trustees have decided to close two firehouses and cut the township's firefighting staff in half to save … [Read more...]
POLICE: "...driver of the pumper was not at fault"JOE LEDFORD/The Kansas City Star An accident involving a fire truck Sunday in the 8100 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard killed one firefighter and critically injured another firefighter and the driver of one of the cars.A … [Read more...]
September 28, 2004LACONIA, N.H. -- Several cars parked in a Laconia neighborhood were damaged Monday morning in a strange accident with a fire truck.Fire officials said a loose hose on a fire truck broke windows and scratched cars as the truck responded to an emergency call. … [Read more...]
Courtesy of Herald-RepublicanPLEASANT LAKE Helping people, riding horses, being outdoors and spending quality time with his family. Thats what Fred Smith liked to do. And thats what he was doing when he had a tragic accident Sunday while riding his horse at the Taking The Reins … [Read more...]
FIRE THAT KILLED NEW JERSEY DEPUTY CHIEF BELIEVED TO BE ACCIDENT
... Chief D'heron, who was not wearing protective gear or breathing gear, was found on a second-floor landing by fellow firefighters after heroically saving numerous civilians...Associated Press 9/10/04NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- The blaze that killed a deputy fire chief does not … [Read more...]
PHILLY MAYDAY CALLS: WERE THEY HEARD OR NOT?
A firefighter says problems with a $54 million public-safety radio system almost killed him.By Jennifer LinPhila-Inquirer Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2004As city officials work out the kinks in a new $54 million public-safety radio system, they note with relief that no one has been … [Read more...]
3 YEARS LATER, PAIN REMAINS
September 11, 2004Long Island Newsday: We know the liturgy now. The program at Ground Zero begins at 8:40 this morning. A moment of silence - to mark when the first plane hit the North Tower - comes at 8:46. Another moment of silence - to commemorate when the second plane hit the … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER SERIOUSLY BURNED IN GREENVILLE (IOWA) BLAZE
10-1-04A firefigher was burned Thursday in a blaze at a siouxland repair shop. It happened around four o'clock at Chad's Repair Shop in Greenville, Iowa. The Iowa State Fire Marshal's Office says it appears a trouble spot light was accidentally dropped on the floor under a … [Read more...]
WARREN, RHODE ISLAND FF COLLAPSES AT FIRE; LATER DIES
Associated PressWARREN, R.I. (AP) -- Warren firefighters are mourning the loss of one of their own. Richard O'Brien died Friday. He was a veteran Warren firefighter and a former Town Council president. The Providence Journal reports that O'Brien was responding to a kitchen fire … [Read more...]
DEATH OF ROSS, PA. FIREFIGHTER WAS CAUSED BY BACTERIA IN FLOODWATER
Saturday, October 02, 2004By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Allegheny County coroner said yesterday that 36 year veteran volunteer firefighter John Brenckle, of Ross, died from a blood-borne infection that resulted from his exposure to bacteria in floodwaters. … [Read more...]