Yesterday there was a crash involving an East Brunswick (central NJ) Fire Department chiefs vehicle that tragically left a South River couple dead. A preliminary investigation indicates the fatal crash Sunday evening involved the Fire Chiefs vehicle (with lights/siren activated) … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighters died in the Line of Duty from the South-West Limburg (Belgium) FD, Heusden-Zolder station, last night. Members were operating in the vacant structure (occupied by homeless) and there was a flashover. When conditions changed members were … [Read more...]
Two Paramedics were killed in the Line Of Duty after their ambulance crashed with a tractor-trailer in Nicholas County, West Virginia around 0800 hours this morning. The Jan-Care Ambulance hit the rear of a tractor-trailer. The trailer was parked in the right lane of Rt. 19 for … [Read more...]
I love Ben Franklin. I have spent the better part of my life reading his stuff and the stuff that's been written about him. Ben Franklin himself had no shortage of his own quotes as well: "Who is wise? He that learns from everyone." (Ben Franklin, Firefighter, Smart … [Read more...]
As you will recall, Captain Dave Smiley Jr., a 23-year-old volunteer rescue Captain for Delaware's Minquas Fire Company (New Castle County, near Wilmington), sustained serious burns in March at a working house fire in Mill Creek. Captain Smiley is also a career Firefighter with … [Read more...]
Another fire apparatus struck today with Firefighters injured. This time it was in Kentucky on I-65. A non-injury collision had occurred near the 65 mile marker of Interstate 65 and Munfordville Fire Department turned out. Firefighter Charles Jones (37) was operating a 2008 … [Read more...]
There are about a half dozen seats left for this train-the-trainer program and registration closes tomorrow, Tuesday, at the close of business. The IAFC Safety, Health & Survival Section is hosting this Fire Officer Bullying & Behavior Train the Trainer program next … [Read more...]
Hopefully you will be attending Fire Rescue International, the week of August 5th-look forward to seeing you there. Here are a few things we want to pass on to you related to your personal/professional agenda while in Atlanta: ======FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: A few months … [Read more...]
On November 5th, 2018, Costa Mesa Fire (CA) Captain Mike Kreza, succumbed to injuries after being struck by an impaired driver two days earlier. Captain Kreza was training for a triathlon on a Saturday morning, only to have his beautiful family’s life turned upside down. Mike … [Read more...]
The following are excerpts from a new report related to the LODD of Howard County (MD) Firefighter Nate Flynn. The best any of us can do is to "honor by learning" the published/known facts of what happened and then applying those to our own departments, realistically available … [Read more...]