One of our career paramedics suffered a serious injury during firefighter training in October. He is a career medic and a paid-on-call firefighter. During an evening training with ladders he fell off the ladder as he descended and struck the ground. He was transported to the local hospital where he was diagnosed with a fractured...Read More
A firefighter was injured while operating at a two-alarm fire at a warehouse in San Francisco’s Bayview District Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported at 12:07 p.m. at Jeremiah’s Pick Coffee Co. The fire apparently started in the roaster in the warehouse where the coffee is made, and the fire spread to the roof, and...Read More
Five Prince George’s County Firefighters sustained minor injuries while battling a fierce fire at a Clinton house this morning. At about 11:15 am units responded to 8200 Anaio Court after being alerted of a house on fire. Firefighters arrived to find a 2-story single family home with heavy fire conditions on both floors with fire...Read More
Firefighter Timothy L. Johnson, 41, was indicted by an Ottawa County grand jury on one count each of aggravated vehicular homicide and aggravated vehicular assault, felonies of the third and fourth degree, respectively. FF Johnson was traveling 96 mph around 2300 hours July 16 just before he crashed into another vehicle, killing passenger Ian Hoffman,...Read More
An Indianapolis Fire Officer was seriously injured yesterday when a hose line exploded while he was setting up a training detail. IFD Captain Willie Thompson, 46, is in stable condition at St. Vincent Hospital after the 1335 Hours accident at the IFD training facility. Captain Thompson was preparing for a training detail by filling a...Read More
