We regret to pass on that a New Mexico Firefighter has died in the line of Duty and another is injured after fighting a wildfire that went out of control in eastern New Mexico. Nara Visa Firefighter John Cammak, 76, was flown from Nara Visa to Lubbock for his injuries before … [Read more...]
Five years after an Australian wildland fire shifted directions and overran a firefighting rig, a coroner’s inquest points to several flaws that led to one firefighter’s death. Wendy Bearfoot and three other firefighters were in a rig working a brush fire in October 2012 when … [Read more...]
One firefighter suffered a puncture wound and another suffered a concussion as they fought a wildland fire that began Saturday and caused the evacuation of Utah 700 residents. A Forest Service spokeswoman told the News Tribune that both firefighters are … [Read more...]
A massive wildland fire burning in central Portugal has killed 62 civilians and injured 54; four firefighters were among the injured. Portuguese officials say this is the worst tragedy to hit the nation in decades. Seven hundred firefighters have been joined by more than … [Read more...]
Brad Richards, a 24-year-old volunteer firefighter battling a massive wildland fire, died Thursday after suffering burns to 70 percent of his body. Richards and another firefighter were evacuated while fighting the Knysna fire on a South African Western Cape costal vacation … [Read more...]
Three firefighters in Cyprus barely got away with their lives when the wind shifted during a wildland fire and overran their rig. There were no reported injuries. Fire service chief Markos Trangolas told the Cyprus Mail that the three men sensed the looming danger and … [Read more...]
A California prison inmate Firefighter died today while operating at a wildfire. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmate Firefighter Matthew Beck, 26, died when a 120-foot tree uprooted and fell on him in remote Humboldt County, about 320 miles north of … [Read more...]
The Redland (Calif.) Fire Department had to dial back its attack on a weekend brush fire when firefighters came upon used syringes and other medical waste at an illegal dump site. No firefighter injuries were reported. Firefighters were able to bring the 13-acre fire under … [Read more...]
A newly-released report shows just how dangerously close flames from last year's Canyon Fire came to trapping firefighters in a life-threatening position. The Canyon Fire Shelter Deployment and Entrapment Incident Review describes how some firefighters were so threatened by … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that 3 wildland Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty last Sunday January 15 while fighting a fire in the commune of Vichuquén, Maule Region of Chile. An ongoing drought and variable winds led to extreme fire behavior when the accident occurred. The … [Read more...]
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