My engine co. was called to a report of a "gas" smell inside a condo structure. Upon arrival, we found slightly elevated CO of about 17 ppm and determined that it was caused by a resident warming up a car in an attached garaged. The call was made by our officer to use PPV by...Read More
Hey… 3 Firefighters and a civilian were injured this morning in Willowbrook (Illinois) when a fire company responding to a call was struck by two other vehicles. The ladder truck was responding to a medical run around 0800 when it was hit by two cars as it was turning right into a parking lot. Several vehicles were yielding to...Read More
Hey… 3 Firefighters and a civilian were injured this morning in Willowbrook (Illinois) when a fire company responding to a call was struck by two other vehicles. The ladder truck was responding to a medical run around 0800 when it was hit by two cars as it was turning right into a parking lot. Several vehicles were yielding to...Read More
Hey… A CLOSE CALL this morning in Milwaukee as a Firefighter jumped into a snow bank to put himself out while operating at a working 2.5 story dwelling fire. The FF is being treated for first and second degree burns. NOTE: Initial reports are that one of the civilians was working on a gas tank in...Read More
A CLOSE CALL this morning in Milwaukee as a Firefighter jumped into a snow bank to put himself out while operating at a working 2.5 story dwelling fire. The FF is being treated for first and second degree burns. NOTE: Initial reports are that one of the civilians was working on a gas tank in the basement...Read More
Shortly after 1230 hrs today (TH 12/11) Engine 31 (1995 Pierce Dash) from Whitsett FD (Guilford County), NC was struck while operating on I-85 / I-40 near Rock Creek Dairy. Eng 31 urgently called (Guilford County, NC) communications and advised his unit was struck. From the radio traffic, it appeared the apparatus was in the left...Read More
