Hey, A Firefighter from the Mims VFD (FL) was airlifted with serious burns from operating at the 16,000 acre fire in Brevard and Volusia Counties, FL this afternoon. FF Matthew Wescott, 22, was flown out to Orlando Regional Medical Center with second-degree burns to his face from this fire that is running near I-95 FF’s have been able...Read More
A series of events delayed an interior attack at a fatal NY blaze, according to the NY Times. Among the identified issues was the simultaneous assignment of one engine company to two assignments. Although normally part of the first alarm response, one crew was assigned by another dispatcher to assist a wounded police officer next...Read More
A Firefighter from the Mims VFD (FL) was airlifted with serious burns from operating at the 16,000 acre fire in Brevard and Volusia Counties, FL this afternoon. FF Matthew Wescott, 22, was flown out to Orlando Regional Medical Center with second-degree burns to his face from this fire that is running near I-95 FF’s have been able to control...Read More
Several Boston Police Officers, Firefighters and EMS members have been transported to the hospital after being exposed to what is reported to be, cyanide. Units responded to a call this afternoon from a citizen in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood who reported that his wife may have committed suicide using cyanide. When members arrived, a bottle was found next to the body,...Read More
Several Boston Police Officers, Firefighters and EMS members have been transported to the hospital after being exposed to what is reported to be, cyanide. Units responded to a call this afternoon from a citizen in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood who reported that his wife may have committed suicide using cyanide. When members arrived, a bottle was found next to the body,...Read More
3 U.K. fire service managers have been charged with manslaughter by gross negligence after the deaths of four firefighters during a warehouse blaze in 2007. Warwickshire County Council has also been charged with failing to ensure the health and safety at work of its employees. Firefighters Ian Reid, John Averis, Ashley Stephens and Darren Yates-Badley died...Read More
