Hey, 68 years ago today was the infamous Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston. On November 28, 1942, the upscale nightclub burned in what remains the deadliest nightclub fire in United States history, killing 492 people and injuring hundreds more. It is also the second-worst single-building fire in American history; only the Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago...Read More
This is the year Bill Duncan planned to retire after 33 years as a Kitchener (CN) Firefighter. Instead, the 55-year-old firefighter is battling brain cancer, and his prognosis is grave. And the former fire captain is not alone. Years of battling fires put firefighters at greater risk than the general public of developing certain...Read More
Two men were hospitalized this morning and a Chicago firefighter was treated for minor injuries after a fire in an apartment building in the Kelvyn Park neighborhood, officials said. Chicago firefighters were called to the 4700 block of West Montana Street for a fire in a 2½-story brick apartment building, said Chicago Fire Department Chief...Read More
In a really shameful act, which probably follows the lead last year by the National League of Cities/Tri-Data Report, (See Link Below) PA’s Gov. Ed Rendell today vetoed a bill that would have expanded workers compensation claims for Firefighters, who have long fought for the legislation. The Pennsylvania Professional Firefighters Association urged lawmakers to support...Read More
