NYC Mayor Bloomberg is imploring NY Gov. Paterson to douse an FDNY training bill that he says would burn taxpayers for nearly $30 million. The Legislature-approved proposal, now sitting on Paterson’s desk, would force the city to give all FDNY officers 80 additional hours of rigorous training in new building codes that were instituted in...Read More
NYC Mayor Bloomberg is imploring NY Gov. Paterson to douse an FDNY training bill that he says would burn taxpayers for nearly $30 million. The Legislature-approved proposal, now sitting on Paterson’s desk, would force the city to give all FDNY officers 80 additional hours of rigorous training in new building codes that were instituted in...Read More
Two people were killed and five more injured Friday night in Newberry County when a car hit an ambulance that was on its way to an emergency. The wreck happened around 9:20pm Friday on U.S. 76 in Newberry County, about 7.5 miles west of Newberry, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Troopers say a...Read More
FIRE APPARATUS HONORING FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS: http://tinyurl.com/243jja8 (More Below) —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Hey, A Mitchell (Illinois) Firefighter was injured at the Tri-City Speedway in Granite City. Around 2200 Hours last night, the Firefighter went onto the track to extinguish a race-car fire and then another race-car struck the Firefighter. The Firefighter was air-lifted to an area hospital...Read More
FIRE APPARATUS HONORING FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS: http://tinyurl.com/243jja8 (More Below) —————————————————————————————————————————————————– Hey, A Mitchell (Illinois) Firefighter was injured at the Tri-City Speedway in Granite City. Around 2200 Hours last night, the Firefighter went onto the track to extinguish a race-car fire and then another race-car struck the Firefighter. The Firefighter was air-lifted to an area hospital...Read More
This is a video from Xenia (Ohio) and demonstrates some emerging attitudes toward firefighter safety. The Fire Chief is very cost conscious, but it shows that no matter how some attempt to educate the elected city hall dwellers, sometimes they simply just don’t care. It is very clear in some of their voices. Lots of...Read More
