Hey…. While this is not a Line of Duty Death, we feel it is worthy of notification because most Firefighters wouldn’t hesitate to attempt a rescue-on or off duty….and that was the case in Colorado yesterday. A South Metro http://www.southmetro.org/ Firefighter Paramedic was 1 of 2 snowmobilers killed in an avalanche in Grand County yesterday. The Firefighter/Medic, 38...Read More
It was a scene similar to what happened Dec. 20, when Michelle L. Smith, a Delaware City volunteer firefighter, was fatally struck while helping a man who fell from a motorcycle across from New Castle Airport. “He drove past all of our apparatus as we were heading to the scene,” said Jim Barlow, president of...Read More
It was a scene similar to what happened Dec. 20, when Michelle L. Smith, a Delaware City volunteer firefighter, was fatally struck while helping a man who fell from a motorcycle across from New Castle Airport. “He drove past all of our apparatus as we were heading to the scene,” said Jim Barlow, president of...Read More
IS THE POTENTIAL COLLAPSE THE PROBLEM? IS THE POTENTIAL COLLAPSE ON THE UN-HELMETED HEAD THE PROBLEM? It’s 2009 and we wonder why some Firefighters and or those supervising them just don’t get it? We have NO PROBLEM with taking a risk that’s worth it…but this? Come On.Read More
IS THE POTENTIAL COLLAPSE THE PROBLEM? IS THE POTENTIAL COLLAPSE ON THE UN-HELMETED HEAD THE PROBLEM? It’s 2009 and we wonder why some Firefighters and or those supervising them just don’t get it? We have NO PROBLEM with taking a risk that’s worth it…but this? Come On.Read More
This pic was taken when my company responded mutual aid on a smoke investigation. Notice the placement in relation to the building. Also the overhead power lines which the radio antena is touching.Read More
