Hey, Before we go on to this story from NY, a slight clarification in the earlier SECRET LIST subject line: it should have read "2011 ON DUTY DEATHS", not LODD’s – because all have not been classified as such. Thanks! NY LODD: OUTRAGE OVER THE NY GOV’S DECISION Yesterday, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo incredibly...Read More
Firefighters are taking some grief over a house fire on Martha’s Vineyard (Cape Cod, Mass) on New Year’s Day. Firefighters responding to the house fire in Oak Bluffs lost valuable time when they tried to hook up to a hydrant that turned out to be a lawn ornament. “It was a real fire hydrant,” Deputy Chief Tony...Read More
A Phoenix man was arrested New Year’s Eve after police say he roughed up two Phoenix firefighters who were attempting to reach a fire in the man’s backyard.Kevin Bromley, 48, was booked into jail on two counts of aggravated assault to a firefighter and one count of reckless burning. When firefighters arrived at the man’s...Read More
On Jan 2,2012 while operating with 5 fire depts on the scene of a structure fire. We received a second call for a vehicle fire. A stand by dept took that car. During this call it was determined that a white Ford Focus was seen leaving the scene. This vehicle approached the scene of the...Read More
Hey, The United States Fire Administration (USFA) announced today there were 81 on-duty firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2011. This represents an almost seven percent decrease from the 87 fatalities reported for 2010. The 81 fatalities occurred in 33 states, one U.S. territory, and one overseas...Read More
An inmate escaped from a prison by stealing the prison fire engine, police said. Authorities are seeking Thomas Kelley, a 51-year-old car thief who was jailed at Donovan state prison. Prison spokesman Lt. Patrick Logan says Kelley worked as a firefighter at the prison. He was discovered missing Sunday night from a minimum-security section. Logan...Read More
