A desire to "control costs" slowed the arrival of "critical resources" in the attack on last year’s disastrous Station fire as the U.S. Forest Service delayed ordering reinforcements from other agencies that had crews and equipment at the ready, according to an internal federal review. The finding contradicts statements made for more than a year...Read More
A large brush fire in Dearborn County sent three firefighters to the hospital Sunday afternoon. The fire was out of control and the men suffered from heat exhaustion. The fire destroyed a garage and caused $20,000 worth of damage to a home. An estimated 75 firefighters battled the fire that spread to an estimated 100...Read More
The man critically injured when a Montcalm County emergency vehicle crashed into his car has died. Even with lights flashing and siren blaring the law says drivers of emergency vehicles must slow down or stop at intersections and make sure it is safe to proceed. A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when...Read More
Authorities are blaming arson for a fire that burned an abandoned western Pennsylvania house and injured a firefighter when was hit by falling electrical wires. The fire began early this morning in Uniontown, about 35 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The Firefighter was injured when the wires fell on him as he went into the basement...Read More
While performing a live fire evolution the nozzle man didn’t recheck his setting on his automatic nozzle while in the burn room. The nozzle was purged outside and set on straight but while advancing, they let the nozzle drag and it switched to a wide fog. Ceiling temps recorded about 900-1000 degrees. It only took...Read More
