A Firefighter who committed suicide in 2019 while on duty had been continuously bullied by other Firefighters in his fire department. Please read the following and then we'll end with some quick thoughts. Amsterdam Firefighter Memet Yildirir had worked for the Amsterdam Fire … [Read more...]
A firefighter who committed suicide in 2019 while on duty had been continuously bullied by colleagues, NRC reported. Memet Yildirir had worked for the Amsterdam fire department since 2008. Yildirir had been bullied since 2017 when a colleague pulled a so-called “egg prank” on … [Read more...]
Fire Medic Shot, Fire Truck Struck, UPDATE: Fla FF Struck-Still in ICU (The Secret List)
All, In what seems to be never ending, there were more shootings in Chicago this weekend. This time a Chicago FD Paramedic and a CPD Police Officer were shot in a related shooting that left an 18-year-old dead and a 15-year-old boy wounded in Chicago's South Shore Friday … [Read more...]
STAMFORD, CT — According to the Stamford Fire Department, a fire broke out at Sandra's Mexican Food & Taqueria in the Belltown section of Stamford on Saturday afternoon, injuring one firefighter. The blaze was placed under control after about an hour. Shortly before … [Read more...]
SANFORD (WGME) -- A fire truck was hit by a driver on Lebanon Street in Sanford Tuesday, nearly striking a firefighter. The Sanford Fire Chief says that a crew was responding to an accident and used the fire truck to block off the street. As they were leaving, firefighters … [Read more...]
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Durham admits its 911 center is not where it needs to be. For nine months, CBS 17 has been investigating staffing shortages, people calling for help and no one answering. For nearly six months, the city didn’t have enough people to staff its own … [Read more...]
HOW MANY FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD STAFF A FIRE ENGINE? A SCIENTIFIC STUDY MAY HAVE THE ANSWER
September 23, 2021 By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor The Apopka Voice How many firefighters does it take to staff a fire engine? It sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but in Apopka, it was perhaps the most contentious subject of the FY 2021-22 budget cycle. Since … [Read more...]