An apparatus crash on the Autobahn in Osthessen, Germany, this afternoon left more than 30 people injured, several critically including Firefighters. The initial crash happened around 1345 hours when more than 20 cars and 2 motorcycles driving on the rain-soaked freeway ran into each other, leading others to pile up behind. One of the firetrucks responding to...Read More
A Marion County (near Ocala) Fire Rescue Firefighter was burned yesterday afternoon while fighting a house fire in Marion Oaks. Companies were dispatched to the house fire at 4834 SW 147th Loop at 1752 hours. There were five occupants, all of whom evacuated and were not injured. While operating at the fire, a portion of the ceiling...Read More
Capt. Jeff Bowen died from smoke and fume inhalation while fighting that fire in an oxygen-depleted environment, according to an autopsy report. The report prepared by a pathologist at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center says a black, soot-like material was found in Captain Bowen’s upper airways. Toxicological testing revealed a carboxyhemoglobin saturation of 22 percent...Read More
