The Unified FireAuthority is now mourning the loss of a Magna Firefighter who was killed in ahead-on collision in Parley’s Canyon over the weekend. The accident happenedSaturday night at around 8:30 p.m. Authorities say 45-year-old Bruce McGowanwas on his way home after work, driving eastbound on I- 80 through Parley’sCanyon when a Jeep heading westbound...Read More
NYU-Poly and NIST collected data during a week of test fires FDNY conducted on Governors Island to study techniques to control wind-driven high-rise fires. As 30 mph winds feeding a fire in a Manhattan high-rise apartment building threatened to create the unpredictable, fast-moving “blowtorch” effect that has killed far too many members of the Fire...Read More
Acting on a complaint from a firefighter, the state Department of Labor inspected the Danby Fire Department and cited it with a series of safety and health violations, including eight deemed "serious." The fire company has addressed each and fixed them, according to the fire commissioner, who also admitted filling key leadership posts has...Read More
