All, We are passing this along on behalf of Harry Small, Chief of Department in Pompano Beach, FL. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue mourns its first on-duty death. William J. Elliott served 22 years as a firefighter with our department. Bill was previously with the Lighthouse Point Fire Department for 7 years making him a...Read More
The Aliquippa Fire Captain is in stable condition following surgery for the injury he suffered while operating at that fire Sunday morning. Capt. J.T. Pennington required elbow surgery after the ladder on an aerial truck collapsed beneath him. Captain Pennington is expected to be released from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh later this week. The truck has been...Read More
A Clearwater (Florida) Fire Rescue fire department vehicle, a Chevy Suburban, was responding this evening with emergency lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash. This was confirmed by several independent witnesses at the scene. For unknown reasons, the pedestrian walked into traffic and was struck by the FD vehicle. The pedestrian was not using a...Read More
A firefighter injured his shoulder when a roof collapsed during an overnight chimney fire, the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District said. The fire district was called about 3:35 a.m. Monday to a two-story home on Lilac Circle and firefighters arrived to see flames engulfing the chimney, attic and roof, said Battalion Chief Brian Lowry. A single male...Read More
A fire swept through a Bronx building early Monday, damaging several apartments and injuring three firefighters, officials said. The blaze began about 1 a.m. at 6 E. 167th St., in High Bridge, fire officials said. Over 100 firefighters worked for about an hour to put out the blaze, officials said. Segundo Lucero, who lives a...Read More
Around 1300 hours this afternoon, a Glenford Hopewell Township (Ohio) Fire Department 2000 gallon tanker overturned while responding to a fire near state Route 13 and High Point Road. 2 Firefighters were transported to the Fairfield Medical Center with non life threatening injuries and were reportedly walking after the crash. The rigs tires reportedly went off the road. More...Read More
