A paramedic was assaulted when he went to help a man lying apparently unconscious by a road. The man, who is thought to be aged about 18, turned violent when the paramedic tried to tend to him. The 45-year-old was struck in the face. He did not require hospital treatment but was off work for...Read More
Last spring, you may recallwe sent you a video from the Redwood City (CA) Firefighterscalled “We Never Had A Fire”. http://www.youtube.com/user/Redwoodcityfire#p/a/u/0/B4zwLnMHmJU. That video was an outstanding andpositive testimonial from THEIRcommunity members (customers) that speak of the importance of the Firefightersin their lives. If the goal of a FD is for the citizensto “feel” that they cannot “live without” theirFirefighters, the Redwood...Read More
An Indianapolis firefighter was sent to Wishard Memorial Hospital this morning after he suffered second-degree burns while battling a house fire, fire officials said. An Indianapolis Fire Department release said firefighters were called about 9:40 a.m. to the home in the 2600 block of Southeastern Avenue. Firefighters encountered heavy fire, which injured one firefighter. The...Read More
This morning, Mike Montgomery went in for his 2nd round of skin grafts at Washington Hospital Center. The surgery was successful and was completed less than an hour ago. He is in alot of pain and currently in post-op. In a few hours, he will be admitted to his room on the 3rd floor, East...Read More
During bailout training, one of our members forgot to check his tri-link. Fortunately, he had a secondary harness and belay line. He missed it at the start of the tour and then again during the training exercise. Each member has an individual bailout harness pursuant to the NY regulations and is required to check the...Read More
