White House Changes Condolence Letter Policy On July 5, the White House reversed its longstanding policy of not sending condolence letters to the families of service members who die by suicide while deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat zones. AFSP would like to commend President Obama on his decision. Over the past two years,...Read More
A Washington DC man has been charged with arson at several house fires in recent months, including an April fire that injured 5 DCFD Firefighters, some of them very severely.Arsonist Maurice T. Dews, 26, was arrested yesterday after he reportedly set fire to a vacant house in Northeast Washington DC. Dew had been under investigation...Read More
It is with deep regret that we advise you that a Firefighter (who was airlifted this afternoon from the 337 Fire northwest of Mineral Wells TX) has now died in the Line of Duty. The 25-year-old was an out-of-state Firefighter working for the Texas Forest Service. Initial reports are that he was overcome by heat,...Read More
In Oklahoma, 2 Pocasset Firefighters were injured and the fire apparatus in which they were working was lost in a grass fire north of Chickasha this afternoon. The Firefighters were operating at a fire off of US 81 north of Chickasha when their truck was overtaken by the fire. The Firefighters were both taken to...Read More
TEXAS FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-WILDLAND FIREThe Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.comIt is with deep regret that we advise you that a Firefighter (who was airlifted this afternoon from the 337 Fire northwest of Mineral Wells TX) has now died in the Line of Duty. The 25-year-old was an out-of-state Firefighter working for the Texas Forest Service. Initial...Read More
TEXAS FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-WILDLAND FIRE The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com It is with deep regret that we advise you that a Firefighter (who was airlifted this afternoon from the 337 Fire northwest of Mineral Wells TX) has now died in the Line of Duty. The 25-year-old was an out-of-state Firefighter working for the Texas...Read More
