Written by Kristen Gosling Hamel, Ill (KSDK) — Four people were injured Monday night after an ambulance and a semi truck collided while the ambulance was responding to a medical emergency. Illinois State Police said the ambulance was heading southbound on I-55, near milepost 28, when it made a sudden turn to the right and a tractor trailer...Read More
WASHINGTON STATE FIRE CREW “TIMBERFALLER” DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com A Timber Faller working on the Klone Fire in WashingtonState became ill on the fire line Monday afternoon, and died last night. A TIMBER FALLER use axes or chainsaws tobring down trees using knowledge of tree characteristics and cutting techniquesto control direction...Read More
A firefighter working the Wenatchee Complex fire died yesterday after becoming ill, incident commanders say. The man, who was working as a timber faller on the Wenatchee Complex in the Entiat area, became ill on the fire line Monday afternoon. He was treated by incident medical personnel and transported to a nearby hospital. He died...Read More
One Gary firefighter was taken to a hospital burn center in Chicago on Tuesday and two were treated locally after being blown down the stairway of a burning, vacant two-story building. Capt. Timothy Haines, a 21-year veteran of the Gary Fire Department, was taken by ambulance to the Loyola University Hospital burn center in Maywood,...Read More
A firefighter suffered a serious cut to his leg while cutting a hole in the roof of a restaurant during a two-alarm fire early Tuesday morning, officials said. No one else was injured. The firefighter, a captain, was transported to Eden Medical Center and is recovering, according to Battalion Chief Ron Figuera of the Alameda...Read More
WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio – One person died and others were injured in a crash along state Route 142 and U.S. Route 40 Tuesday afternoon. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the head-on crash between an SUV, driven by 15-year Columbus Division of Police veteran Marcia “Jodi” Frederick, and a Jefferson Township ambulance occurred shortly after...Read More
