A deadly accident this afternoon involving an ambulance and a dump truck in polk county. It happened around 1:30 Friday afternoon about a mile east of Fair Play on Highway 32. The ambulance was en route to Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar. The patient in the ambulance is confirmed dead. Four others were taken from...Read More
The 2 Florida Firefighters who died while operating at that fire in northeast Florida were blinded by excessive smoke and that the poor visibility hindered their ability to escape. The report also notes that interference on radio communication channels created some confusion as other firefighters fought unsuccessfully to somehow save their comrades who died in the June...Read More
By Cale OttensA Glendale man was taken to the Fourth Avenue Jail this week after increasingly violent behavior around the city, including spitting on a police officer and trying to hit a medic, according to court documents.Juan Gomez, 34, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault to an officer, aggravated assault to an EMT, narcotic...Read More
Texas Firefighter Shannon Stone from Brownwood City, was attending a ball game game between Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics last night, with his son. A tragic accident happened during the second inning following a foul ball by Oakland’s Connor Jackson which bounced into left field. Reports are that FF Stone fell about 20 feet after...Read More
Two firefighters were hurt battling a garage fire in Glendale on Thursday morning. The fire broke out in a detached garage in the 1100 block of N. Isabel Street just before 6:30 a.m. When firefighters arrived, the blaze was already fully involved. Fire officials say there were some minor explosions because of ammunition, gas and...Read More
The chief of Collingdale Fire Co. No. 1 was busted for driving under the influence July 4, despite his alleged claim that he is above reproach. Colin Patrick McCann allegedly admitted to having imbibed before getting behind the wheel of his fire engine red pickup, but then told police Cpl. Stephen Powers that he couldn’t...Read More
