A Lexington firefighter was taken to the hospital Monday after fighting a fire that destroyed a home and business. The fire was reported about 3:40 a.m. at a Winchester Road house that also was the office of Classic Cut Landscape and Lawn Supply Inc. When firefighters arrived, the brick structure was “fully involved,” Battalion Chief...Read More
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of an early morning fire today that likely destroyed a boat in the driveway of a West Knoxville home and sent one firefighter to a hospital with minor injures. The Knoxville Fire Department responded to the call just before 7 a.m. at 4308 Royal View Road, off...Read More
PENNSYLVANIA EMT DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-CARDIAC ARRESTWAS ALSO AN ACTIVE FIREFIGHTERThe Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.comIt is with deep regret that we advise you that EMT John R. Demkosky, 35, died in the Line of Duty today after suffering a medical emergency. John was a full-time EMT with Lackawanna (PA) Ambulance, and at the time...Read More
It is with deep regret that we advise you that EMT John R. Demkosky, 35, died in the Line of Duty today after suffering a medical emergency. John was a full-time EMT with Lackawanna (PA) Ambulance, and at the time was working his shift in the City of Scranton, PA. Initial details are that John and his...Read More
A Sunday afternoon fire that roared through a tennis court construction company’s storage barn in Homer Glen injured a firefighter and caused more than $1 million in damage. Firefighters responded just before 12:30 p.m. to the fire in a storage barn belonging to U.S. Tennis Court Construction Co. at 13517 Bell Rd. in Homer Glen,...Read More
A 73-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a crash that took a fire truck out of commission. The crash happened on Nov. 11 at the intersection of Cedar and Charles streets. The woman was travelling west on Charles when she collided with a Kitchener Fire truck with its lights and sirens on. The...Read More
