A Massachusetts Fire Captain was pinned when the roof of an office building collapsed today, but he was quickly rescued. He refused medical treatment and felt well enough to return to work. "It just came in on me," said Norwood Fire Captain George Geary, 57, of Norwood, a 30-year veteran of the department. "But luckily, there was a...Read More
Chief Thomas Oesterheld preached fire and brimstone to Spotsylvania volunteer firefighters at this year’s annual banquet. His message: The county government doesn’t care about you. It’s a message Oesterheld said came loud and clear over the past 12 months, a period he refers to as “the year of hell.” His 55 years of service mean...Read More
Three Richland Township volunteer firefighters were injured when a roof collapsed on them early Saturday while they were fighting a fire. Fire Chief Bryan Frank said the three firefighters were taken to the hospital, checked out and later released. About 11:45 p.m. Friday the department received a call of a fire in the 4300 block...Read More
The Australian flag flew at half mast at Mudgee Fire Station on the weekend in tribute to a young Mudgee firefighter killed in a helicopter crash in Cessnock on Friday. Alongside the flag, fellow firefighters posted the words “We miss you brother” on the station sign. The 21-year-old man was one of two people killed...Read More
When a suspected drunken driver ran a stop sign and slammed into the side of a Kansas City patrol car in December, an officer got knocked unconscious. Video from the patrol car’s interior revealed that the officer’s head likely knocked against his partner’s. Neither officer wore a seatbelt. The wreck — one of several that...Read More
A county firefighter was injured Saturday afternoon battling a massive house fire in Essex that took almost half a day to quell.Essex Fire Chief Ed Pillon said the inferno at a home on County Road 18 west of the Arner Townline drew in firefighters from Essex, Kingsville and Lakeshore. The blaze gutted the large one-story...Read More
