Let’s think about this… BOAT FIRE… WATER… FIREFIGHTERS IN FULL PPE (We appreciate that!)… BUT how safe is it to operate INTERIORLY or on the deck of a boat.. THE FIREBOAT IS THERE! LET IT DO ITS JOB!!!! THINK!!!!! Don’t become a statistic when you fall in the water because of poor footing, etc!Read More
We all remember wonderful but also (and sadly), tragic events that have occurred in our lives as well. As a kid, I remember when President Kennedy was assassinated (Nov 22, 1963), as well as Dr. Martin Luther King’s murder (April 4, 1968). When the Challenger shuttle blew up (January 28, 1986) and the "23rd Street...Read More
2 Tyendinaga Township (Ontario, CN) Firefighters have been released from hospital and are recovering from injuries suffered when their fire apparatus crashed. The men were responding to a car crash on Hwy. 401 around 9:15 a.m. Saturday when their vehicle lost control and collided with a tree. One of the men suffered a broken arm...Read More
WEST VIRGINIA FIRE CHIEF LODD-MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT THE FIRE STATION It is with deep regret that we advise you that Roger Bell, Fire Chief of the Coal City (W. VA) VFD died in the Line of Duty on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Chief Bell collapsed at the fire station at around 2:45 p.m. of an apparent heart attack. Members attempted CPR and he...Read More
It is with deep regret that we advise you that Roger Bell, Fire Chief of the Coal City (W. VA) VFD died in the Line of Duty on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Chief Bell collapsed at the fire station at around 2:45 p.m. of an apparent heart attack. Members attempted CPR and he was taken to...Read More
At 0824 Hours on Wednesday, December 22, 1999, a fire was reported in a multifamily dwelling in Keokuk, Iowa. Several neighbors phoned the Keokuk 911 center to report smoke coming from a residence, and that a woman was outside screaming that there were children trapped inside. Assistant Fire Chief Dave McNally, 48, Firefighter Jason Bitting,...Read More
