A Lake County firefighter who was playing the role of an injured firefighter in a training exercise this morning was taken in an ambulance to the hospital after his heart rate increased and could not be lowered, Lake Assistant Fire Chief Jim Dickerson said. It’s unclear what caused the firefighter’s irregular heart rate during the...Read More
All, The Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty early this morning in a crash on the way to a fire, has been identified. 21-year-old Gore Volunteer Fire & Rescue (Frederick County) FF Zachary Whitacre died after being taken to Winchester Medical Center. Chief Dennis Linaburg says a tanker that hauls two people,...Read More
The Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty early this morning in a crash on the way to a fire, has been identified. 21-year-old Gore Volunteer Fire & Rescue (Frederick County) FF Zachary Whitacre died after being taken to Winchester Medical Center. Chief Dennis Linaburg says a tanker that hauls two people, was involved...Read More
FF Zachary Whitacre has been identified as the Gore Volunteer Fire and Rescue Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty a single vehicle apparatus wreck this morning around 0400. The accident is under investigation. The wreck happened as the apparatus was shuttling water to a fire in Capon Bridge in Hampshire County, West Virginia....Read More
It’s Time to End the Stigma Feb 9, 2012 By Janet Wilmoth, Editorial Director Fire Chief Magazine My family tree has several branches that were broken off abruptly by suicides. As a young girl, I learned about stigma associated with suicide through the whispers and the church’s refusal to allow a full...Read More
