Hey…. After nearly a year of researching, assessing, and discussing the importance of caring for the needs of Firefighters who have been critically injured in the line of duty, the Int’l Association of Fire Chiefs Safety, Health and Survival Section (www.IAFCSafety.org) has released a short survey (link to survey is below) to collect more detailed and specific...Read More
Hey… A Montgomery Township Firefighter was shocked while operating at a house fire yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. On arrival, the fire was exterior, extending up into the attic area. While operating, one of their Firefighters suffered an electrical contact-and at that point, command evacuated the building and used dry chemical to keep the fire contained. The injured firefighter was pulling down and opening up...Read More
Hey… A Montgomery Township Firefighter was shocked while operating at a house fire yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. On arrival, the fire was exterior, extending up into the attic area. While operating, one of their Firefighters suffered an electrical contact-and at that point, command evacuated the building and used dry chemical to keep the fire contained. The injured firefighter was pulling down and opening up...Read More
Hey… Late this afternoon, the Hooversville VFD tanker (Shade Township in Somerset County, PA) was responding to a brush fire when they were involved in a vehicle accident around 1530 this afternoon. Initial reports are that 2 Firefighters were heavily entrapped in the fire apparatus…they were injured…but reports are that the injuries are NLT…updates will follow. A...Read More
Hey… Late this afternoon, the Hooversville VFD tanker (Shade Township in Somerset County, PA) was responding to a brush fire when they were involved in a vehicle accident around 1530 this afternoon. Initial reports are that 2 Firefighters were heavily entrapped in the fire apparatus…they were injured…but reports are that the injuries are NLT…updates will follow. A...Read More
Hey… A veteran Volunteer Firefighter with the Mahopac Falls (NY) FD suffered a severe head injury yesterday after he fell off apparatus that the FD had taken to a nursery school for a fire-safety demonstration. FF Robert Johnson, 75, was trying to retrieve an air tank from the driver’s-side compartment of the truck when he lost his footing and fell two...Read More
