Last night Rabun County, GA experienced 3 tornado warnings with two confirmed touch downs. One of the first dispatched calls was for a structural fire at one of the fire stations. Initial information dispatched units to station 10 instead of 11, however station 11 (Wildcat VFD) was dispatched to respond. Due to numerous large trees...Read More
The Orlando FD suffered the loss of an Engine Company this morning. The engine caught fire on State Road 417. No further details are availible at this time.Read More
There’s a reason that most so-calledprimitive cultures have avoided the depression epidemic afflictingindustrialized nations. In a provocative book, a clinical psychologist suggeststhat adopting more “hunter-gatherer” habits can help us escape theblues. According to the latest research,about one in four Americans — more than 70 million people — will meet thecriteria for major depression at some...Read More
An FDNY engineer who investigated why water could not reach firefighters battling the fatal Deutsche Bank building blaze said Wednesday a missing standpipe was the last thing he expected. The real cause of the fire, which killed Robert Beddia, 53, and Joseph Graffagnino, 33, was something that he said would "never cross our minds" —...Read More
Four people were injured, one seriously, after an auto-pedestrian accident involving three Forest Hill firefighters Wednesday morning. The accident appears to have happened at the intersection of southeast Loop 820 and Forest Hill Drive at about 9:04 a.m., MedStar spokeswoman Suzy Miller said. A Forest Hill fire truck was blocking traffic at S.E. Loop 820...Read More
