By Angela Brown ABC 12 NEWS (WJRT) Several Flint firefighters were hurt while battling a fire on the city’s east side. The fire started around 11:30 Friday night in a home near Broadway Boulevard and Lyman Street. Neighbors believed the homeowner was inside, so firefighters rushed in to save that person. A number of firefighters...Read More
BY MARLENE NAANES NorthJersey.com STAFF WRITER RUTHERFORD — An accident involving a firetruck sent the driver of another vehicle to the hospital with minor injuries Monday morning, authorities said. Police said it appears the driver ran a stop sign at Mortimer and Fairview avenues and hit the firetruck, which was responding to a fire alarm...Read More
By Lisa Strawbridge WTOL 11 Two firefighters have been injured while battling a suspicious fire at a vacant house in central Toledo. It happened near the intersection of Glenwood and Delaware. One firefighter is being treated for burns to the arm. A second firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. The Toledo Fire Department says the...Read More
by WHAS11 The sight and smell of smoke at the Georgetown Manor Nursing Home sent firefighters rushing to the scene. While PRP firefighters were on their way there, one was involved in an accident at Manslick Road and Gagel Avenue. The volunteer firefighter was driving his personal pick-up truck when it collided with another SUV....Read More
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Two firefighters were injured in a two-alarm blaze at 302 Sixth St., Glassport, Sunday evening. One firefighter fell through a floor and was transported to an area hospital, according to Fire Marshal Donald A. Brucker. Another suffered a heat injury and remained at the scene, he said. The blaze spread quickly through the...Read More
Family sues city over death Struggling firefighter committed suicide after given ultimatum July 16, 2011 Bryan Baxter, the son-in-law and arepresentative of firefighter Craig Warren’s estate, is seeking $4.15 millionin damages. The claim was filed July 5 in Marion County Circuit Court, and thecity has yet to respond. Warren suffered psychologicalproblems related to his work...Read More