A firefighter was injured Friday after falling through the second floor a home in northwest Harris County, TX. Firefighters immediately went on the defensive and extinguished the blaze. As crews were putting out hot spots, one firefighter fell through the second floor. Fellow firefighters pulled him up, carried him out a window and down a ladder...Read More
Two Dalmatia Ambulance crew members were taken to the hospital with upper respiratory problems today after treating a 27-year-old man who claimed he suffered a chemical burn while riding a train through Northumberland County. Norfolk Southern Corp. spokesman Rudy Husband said the burned man’s story doesn’t add up and there’s no evidence to support the...Read More
The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Electric Vehicle Safety Training project is a nationwide program to help firefighters and first responders prepare for the growing number of electric vehicles on the road in the United States. Providing firefighters and first responders with the information they need about electric vehicles will be critical to their safety...Read More
Hey, As we continue to see the poorer cities of the United States get slammed with fiscal issues and related cuts (although not exclusive to the poorer cities), it appears that 50% of the Camden (NJ) Police Dept and 30% of the Camden Fire Department will, incredibly, be cut tomorrow. We have a piece posted on...Read More
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Yet another crisis is upon this burdened city, among the most impoverished and crime-ridden in the country. Deep layoffs of city workers go into effect on Tuesday – cutting up to 383 jobs, or one-fourth of the city’s employees. The exact number depends on whether public workers’ unions make last-minute concessions. In...Read More
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) – Yet another crisis is upon this burdened city, among the most impoverished and crime-ridden in the country. Deep layoffs of city workers go into effect on Tuesday – cutting up to 383 jobs, or one-fourth of the city’s employees. The exact number depends on whether public workers’ unions make last-minute concessions. In...Read More
