4 Firefighters operating at a commercial building fire in Allegany County town of Friendship (NY) were injured this morning (3 critical at the time of this report). Initial reports are that the FF’s were making entry in the rear and the rear wall collapsed without warning. One report is that it collapsed nearly vertical with a debris field of...Read More
Hey…. The latest condition on Michelle Smith, 30, a FD EMT with the Delaware City Fire Company (DE, not MD as I accidentally wrote earlier) is that there may be additional orthopedic surgeries required tonight if swelling can be reduced enough. NOTE: She is still in a comatose state, on a vent and at the moment, is reported to be...Read More
Hey…. The latest condition on Michelle Smith, 30, a FD EMT with the Delaware City Fire Company (DE, not MD as I accidentally wrote earlier) is that there may be additional orthopedic surgeries required tonight if swelling can be reduced enough. NOTE: She is still in a comatose state, on a vent and at the moment, is reported to be...Read More
I fell from single story roof when axe hold gave way on a icy roof with a 12/12 pitch in a severe snow storm. Our crew responded Mutual aid to a commercial structure fire. Upon arrival our crew was assigned to vent the roof. While venting the roof the axe hold slipped causing myself and...Read More
This morning, in Anne Arundel County (Maryland) an engine company was blocking a crash scene in I-295 near I-195. The road conditions were really bad with black ice being a problem as well. Several civilian vehicles, losing control, struck fire apparatus as well as a medic unit. A civilian in a car was tragically killed as a...Read More
This morning, in Anne Arundel County (Maryland) an engine company was blocking a crash scene in I-295 near I-195. The road conditions were really bad with black ice being a problem as well. Several civilian vehicles, losing control, struck fire apparatus as well as a medic unit. A civilian in a car was tragically killed as a...Read More