An East Texas Medical Center (the largest rural not-for-profit EMS in Texas) Paramedic is in critical condition after being hit by a drunk driver in Waco (Texas) early yesterday morning. Units responded to a crash about 0330 in the median near Loop 340. While working the crash, … [Read more...]
The Madison Fire Department said a firefighter was hurt battling a large barn fire outside of Sugar City Saturday. “We are saddened by the injury of one of our firefighters, who has a minor injury to his knee, and we expect a full recovery in a short period of time," Madison … [Read more...]
Police have cited York Township's assistant fire chief, alleging he improperly used the emergency lights on his duty vehicle to pull over a driver. If found guilty, Assistant Fire Chief Scotty Bowman, 32, who lives in the township, could face a substantial fine, plus about $150 … [Read more...]
A Menlo Park Fire Captain sustained moderate burns in a house fire after the roof he was standing on gave out as the attic burned beneath him, late Friday. The Fire Captain, a seasoned veteran with the Fire District, had just guided a Probationary Firefighter as he cut a … [Read more...]
A Butler Township home was a "total loss" after a fire on Friday afternoon, said Lance Crouse, deputy chief of the Heidlersburg Fire Company. A dog died and the two-story home's only occupant will be displaced, Crouse said. A firefighter was transported to Gettysburg Hospital … [Read more...]
A charitable group that aids firefighters with mental health issues reports that images from London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire is triggering post-traumatic stress episodes in retired firefighters. Doctor Jill Tolfrey, who is from the Fire Fighters Charity, told Sky that … [Read more...]
A coroner’s report on the unexpected death of Carpentersville, Illinois Battalion Chief Todd Middendorf was caused by an anaphylactic shock from a bee sting. Chief Middendorf died July 18 at a medical center in Knoxville, Tennessee. A 911 call concerning chief Middendorf was … [Read more...]
Expect the worst and be ready. After an intoxicating stench of acetone prevailed for four days, Houston (Texas) fire crews were called to the Summer Vale apartment complex to uncover an apparent synthetic drug lab, hidden in plain sight. No one was home inside the … [Read more...]
Amarillo, Texas firefighter Kenneth Caldwell was battling an apartment complex fire when things turned bad and he was severely burned. A month later, Caldwell died from his injuries, and the fire was ruled arson. That was 1982 and Caldwell’s killer has never been … [Read more...]
A firefighter was hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after he was shot in an accidental shooting. The Eastex fire chief confirmed to KHOU 11, a firefighter accidentally shot himself inside the station's apparatus bay. The chief said the loaded gun should not have been in the … [Read more...]
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