Thursday, August 26, 2010
Hey,
Take time to remember FDNY Lt. Howard J. Carpluk, Jr. of Engine 42 and Probationary Firefighter Michael Reilly of Engine 75 in the Bronx who were killed in the Line of Duty on August 27 2006.
Lt. Carpluk, 43, a 20-year vet of the FDNY, died from the critical injuries he sustained at a 3 alarm fire in the South Bronx on August 27-he died the next day. During his career, Lt. Carpluk received two citations for bravery, including one award for a heroic rescue on March 30, 1988, when he saved the lives of two unconscious men he found in the bedroom of a well involved apartment in the Bronx. He was survived by his wife Debra, his now 12-year-old daughter Paige and his 16-year-old son Bradley.
Lt. Carpluk died in the Line of Duty while heroically attempting to save the life of Probationary Firefighter Michael Reilly. PFF Reilly also died in the Line of Duty that day. 3 other FDNY members were seriously injured in the fire but survived. MORE ABOUT THE FIRE HERE:http://www.firehouse.com/node/41661
MARYLAND FIRE COLLAPSE INJURES FIREFIGHTERS LAST NIGHT:
4 Firefighters were injured last night when a roof collapsed on their heads while they were cleaning up after a fire in Rockville. The box came in at 1925 hours for fire in a house undergoing renovations. The Firefighters were taken to the hospital with 3 of the 4 expected to be treated and released immediately. The 4th Firefighter had non life-threatening injuries, but may require more medical attention.
FIREFIGHTER CANCER - YOUR HELP NEEDED
As we previously mentioned, Portsmouth (NH) Firefighter Sarah Fox was diagnosed with breast cancer on October 9, 2007. She was also 36 ½ weeks pregnant with twins. Twelve hours later the twins were born making a family of seven. After several setbacks Sarah fought through the many challenges and treatments and beat the odds returning to work in January 2009. Just over a year later Sarah developed a pain in her hip which was discovered to be cancer. Sarah, her husband Matt and their 5 children and family are faced with the fight against cancer once again. As a gesture of our support for Sarah and to bring awareness to breast cancer Portsmouth Fire has developed a very cool decal that's personalized to show support of Sarah. Displaying the decal shows not only that we love and support Sarah but we support finding a cure for a disease that tears families apart. To purchase a decal go HERE:http://pffca.org/
Also, a REMINDER for ANY Firefighter or their family members that are dealing with CANCER, go to: www.FireFighterCancerSupport.org -they offer numerous services, support and help.
FREE ROADWAY SURVIVAL TRAINING FOR FIREFIGHTERS
Best Practices for Emergency Vehicle and Roadway Operations Safety Guide has been released by USFA in partnership with IAFF as part of an initiative to improve emergency vehicle and roadway operations safety for firefighters and law enforcement officers. (Free Download) http://www.iaff.org/hs/EVSP/guides.html
AT F.R.I. ? Something FREE!
If interested, you can receive FREE working fire incident paging of the CFD while in Chicago for F.R.I. courtesy of Fire Net Chicago. Details of working fires and incidents will be sent to your cell phone, iPhone, Blackberry, Droid, e-mail etc.
If interested, contact them ASAP at information@firenetchicago.net or go to http://www.firenetchicago.net/ and advise them of your interest. They contacted us yesterday offering that to any attendees at Fire Rescue International this week in Chicago.
Take Care-BE CAREFUL.
BillyG
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