By Keith Ferguson – The Walpole Times WALPOLE — A Walpole ambulance will be out of commission for some time after a car accident last weekend, according to Fire Chief Tim Bailey. Bailey said a mat in the ambulance prevented the driver from operating a pedal correctly and the ambulance rear-ended another vehicle at...Read More
One firefighter was injured when he fell through the second floor of a home damaged by flames and smoke Thursday evening. There are reports significant smoke and heavy damage to the upper rear of the structure. He was told, however, that no one was home at the time the fire began. The injured Lakeside firefighter...Read More
A Marion County ambulance carrying a patient was involved in a minor accident near the Ocala downtown square at about 2 p.m. Thursday. The crash occurred at East Silver Springs Boulevard and Northeast First Avenue. William Barker, driver of a maroon Oldsmobile with a wheelchair lift on the back, said he had stopped on the...Read More
Family, friends and fellow emergency responders say good-bye to an Illinois man who died while helping someone else. The funeral for 52-year-old Rick Poorman took place in West Union Illinois this morning. The ambulance he was riding in Saturday night was hit by another vehicle as Poorman helped a patient in the back....Read More
A Cumberland County ( PA)firefighter suffered NLT injuries Thursday (yesterday) morning when he fell off a roof while operating at a working house fire. More than 10 companies responded to the two-alarm fire, which was reported about 10:30 a.m. Firefighters had it under control in a couple of hours. Read More
