By TREVOR MAXWELL, Portland Press Herald Writer Wednesday, July 20, 2005 Lightning struck the central fire station in Standish Tuesday afternoon, injuring one firefighter and knocking out electrical systems. About eight firefighters and paramedics were about to jump in their … [Read more...]
FINDING CLOSURE (TEXAS FIREFIGHTER DEATH)
By Ryan Culver Baytown Sun Published July 21, 2005 As city officials and the Baytown Fire Department consider how to honor a fallen firefighter Wednesday, the Harris County Medical Examiner ruled the Dec. 20 death of Baytown firefighter Nito Rene Guajardo an accident caused by … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS GET SAFETY VESTS IN CALIFORNIA
CLARISSA ALJENTERA Monterey County Herald via Associated Press 7-18-05 Bright-colored vests and orange traffic cones are designed more for safety than as fashion statements for area firefighters. They're use is part of new guidelines adopted in May by the Monterey County Fire … [Read more...]
One June 2, 2005, Goodwill Fire Company, Frackville, Pa. were returning from a minor vehicle accident at milemarker 122, on Interstate 81, in Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pa. Engine-Rescue 43-10 was a mile south of the Frackville exit when the "Front Passenger Steering … [Read more...]
TWO PA. FIREFIGHTERS HURT IN SEARCH
YORK, Pa. (AP) Two men remained missing after being swept away by an Adams County creek Sunday, and two volunteer firefighters searching for the men were injured when their hovercraft flipped over, authorities said. The missing men, 18 and 20, and another 24-year-old man were … [Read more...]
I was the first unit on the scene of a vehicle accident on the Interstate. While attempting to shut the highway down to get the ambulance onto the same side of the roadway, a flatbed tractor trailer hauling two 19,000 pound bull dozer tracks lost his load. The tracks slid 297 … [Read more...]
I was the first unit on the scene of a vehicle accident on the Interstate. While attempting to shut the highway down to get the ambulance onto the same side of the roadway, a flatbed tractor trailer hauling two 19,000 pound bull dozer tracks lost his load. The tracks slid 297 … [Read more...]
NORTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN LINE OF DUTY
The Associated Press A firefighter died early Thursday while investigating reports that a tree that was struck by lightning was still smoldering, Wake County officials said. Todd Blanchard, 31, was killed when a tree limb fell on him in Knightdale about 12:45 a.m. The other two … [Read more...]
Sulivannews.com Bourbons newest fire truck, Engine 61, was involved in a major accident on Wed., July 6 at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Highway N, three miles south of Bourbon. Four Bourbon firefighters were responding to 6160 Highway N for another wreck that had been reported … [Read more...]
DEADLY PHILLY FIRE APPARATUS ACCIDENT: UPDATE
Live Chopper 6Investigators in Philadelphia are still trying to determine who is to blame for Friday's deadly fire truck accident. The crash left several firefighters injured and a store's future very much uncertain. John Fonseca/West Philadelphia: "First I hear one crash when … [Read more...]