While a members of the Hammond Indiana Professional firefighters took to the streets educating the public about the risks of the loss of staffing on one of it’s 4 aerial trucks in a area that is very heavily congested by railroad tracks. Members decided to inquire about the safer grant. After finding out they meet...Read More
John Bolton doesn’t sleep well. Slivers of pain slice through his discolored hands, and his mind floods with vivid images from a hot summer day in 2010 when his world exploded in flames. The North Charleston firefighter was in a stranger’s second-floor bedroom when the fire he had been looking for suddenly found him instead....Read More
Seventeen firefighters in Taylor are losing their jobs as a private company takes over emergency medical services for the area. The firefighters were notified Tuesday that they’ll be out of a job Friday when HealthLink takes over the services. The move is expected to save the city about $1 million to $2 million annually. Mayor...Read More
A fire apparatus responding to a call in Rheingau, Germany, left the road and rolled down an embankment Monday morning, coming to rest against a tree. The fire/rescue crews responding to the wreck tied it off and stabilized the truck so that it wouldn’t continue its journey down the long embankment. The small...Read More
