As an update, it was Draper (Utah) Battalion Chief Matthew "Matty" Burchett 42, who suffered injuries while at the Ranch Fire — one of multiple blazes comprising the larger Mendocino complex. He leaves behind his wife and 6-year-old son.“The one thing I would want people to know … [Read more...]
A firefighter was injured Friday while fighting the 700-acre Miriam Fire burning near White Pass. Fire management officials reported that the injured firefighter was airlifted to a local hospital, but further details and his status were unknown Friday evening. The … [Read more...]
By Lizzy Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: For more than four hours, no one heard from Braden Varney. The 10-year veteran of California’s firefighting force had been dispatched to bulldoze a firebreak on a precarious ridge near Marble Point in Mariposa County, an effort to … [Read more...]
The Idaho State Journal: At approximately 9:20 this morning while flying an aerial reconnaissance mission one of the helicopters assigned to the Grassy Ridge Fire had a drone fly within several feet of their aircraft. Fortunately, the pilot spotted the other aircraft just in … [Read more...]
REMEMBERING ANDY PALMER – WILDLAND LODD
Ten years ago, on July 25, 2008, National Park Service 18-year-old wildland firefighter Andy Palmer was fatally injured in a tree falling accident on the Eagle fire burning on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in California. Three hours and twenty-six minutes after he was … [Read more...]
A Firefighter operating at a forest fire near Yosemite National Park has been killed in the Line of Duty. CalFire Firefighter Equipment Operator Braden Varney, 36, leaves behind a wife and two young children. Varney was a heavy equipment operator for CalFire, and this morning … [Read more...]
A Weatherford (west of Dallas/Fort Worth) Firefighter has died in the Line of Duty after operating at firefighting operations in West Texas. Firefighter Richard ‘Andy’ Loller, Jr. suffered a medical emergency while performing wildland firefighting operations in West Texas. He … [Read more...]
As you know. this year is the 20th Anniversary of FirefighterCloseCalls.com: "The Secret List" and we are doing something special with sincere hope that you will be a part of this "giving back" effort: We are offering a one time very special 20th Anniversary T-shirt (thanks to … [Read more...]
As you may know. this year is the 20th Anniversary of FirefighterCloseCalls.com: "The Secret List" and we are doing something special with the sincere hope that you will be a part of it. FFCC & The Secret List have always-and shall always remain privately funded (thanks to … [Read more...]
(This LODD happened last week and is a delayed posting) We regret to pass on to you that Madison Township-Kunkle Fire Department (West of Toledo) Assistant Chief Rodney D Baker Jr, 47 has died in the Line of Duty on March 16, 2018 following a medical emergency. After attending … [Read more...]
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