HOUSTON -- Firefighters battling a southwest Houston house fire pulled a second alarm Monday night after they thought one of their own came up missing, Local 2 reported. A second crew was called after a firefighter battling flames inside the home on Hazen and Regentview did not … [Read more...]
STUNNED WORDS OF GRIEF IN FIREHOUSES, AND AT HOMES
By MICHAEL WILSON -NY TIMES hen a firefighter dies, the men at his firehouse - men with whom he has spent hundreds, even thousands of hours - are almost invariably able to mutter only a stunned generality: He was a great guy. Firefighters are ready for just about anything at a … [Read more...]
IOWA FIREFIGHTING BROTHERS SERIOUSLY BURNED… IN TRAINING ACCIDENT
GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) -- Two brothers from Glenwood were being treated for severe burns at a Lincoln, Neb., hospital Wednesday after being injured during a training accident being conducted by the Glenwood volunteer fire department. Roger Marvel of Glenwood was listening to a … [Read more...]
Officials Have Not Said What, Who Caused AccidentMarch 7, 2005HOUSTON -- Five firefighters were recovering Monday after a head-on collision in northeast Harris County Sunday that killed a woman, Local 2 reported. VideoFirefighters Recover After Head-On Collision - Video … [Read more...]
Amanda Gillooly, Times Staff Brighton Township firefighter Dale Carter surveys the scene at 90 Walnut St. on Monday.The Times / Brian McDermott BRIGHTON TWP. - Agnes Harper was sick Monday but went to work anyway. She came home dead tired and all she wanted to do was take a … [Read more...]
WATER PRESSURE FAILS, AND A ROUTINE TACTIC TURNS DEADLY IN THE BRONX
t was a search-and-rescue operation that fire companies across the city routinely perform: a thorough check of the floor above the blaze.Carrying axes and fire extinguishers, six firefighters from Ladder Company 27 and Rescue Company 3 headed up to the fourth floor of the burning … [Read more...]
ROOF COLLAPSE-DES MOINES FIREFIGHTER HURT
From TheIowaChannel.comJune 30, 2004DES MOINES, Iowa -- A Des Moines firefighter was hurt on the job Wednesday when a roof fell on him. Brian Fousek, 45, was fighting a fire in a single-car garage at 111 E. 28th St. at 2:45 a.m. The garage was engulfed in flames. When Fousek shot … [Read more...]
Units arrived on scene with heavy fire showing from a three story OMD, first in engine laid in ladder to the front. Command requested the second alarm struck. The operator of Quint 39 was critically injured when the stream from a ladder pipe struck him and knocked him off the top … [Read more...]
2 LANSING, MI FIREFIGHTERS INJURED-BURNED IN HOUSE FIRE-FLOOR COLLAPSES.
Lansing State Journal 2-22-05The floor of a burning house in Lansing dropped from beneath them as Lt. Marie Rosicky and firefighter Wesley Demps were making their way out Monday afternoon. In just a flash, Rosicky found herself dangling over the raging basement fire she'd been … [Read more...]
BRONX FIREMEN DOOMED BY A SERIES OF FAILURES
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, January 25th, 2005 A possibly broken water pump, a blocked fire escape and a lack of safety ropes may have contributed to the deaths of two Bronx firefighters, FDNY brass said yesterday as they pledged to consider reforms. Fire officials were able to … [Read more...]