Here’s a link to an interesting statistics page for the Boston Fire Department. It contains information regarding actual response times compared to established goals: http://www.cityofboston.gov/bar/scorecard/details.html?contextId=111990237740674&isExternal=_externalRead More
A house fire in Monsey late Thursday morning left one volunteer firefighter with second degree burns on his neck, authorities told Patch. A home at 9 Cape Court caught fire around 11 a.m. Volunteer firefighters from Spring Valley, Monsey and Hillcrest departments scrambled to the scene to battle the flames. “They were able to knock...Read More
A firefighter was injured in a fire that broke out this afternoon at a South Side building in the city’s Englewood neighborhood. The fire started shortly after 2 p.m. at a building located at 6231 S. Racine Avenue, according to Fire Media information. The fire was on the first and second floor of the structure...Read More
At the final village board meeting of 2012, a meeting historically low in attendance, trustees may or may not decide to eliminate staffing at satellite fire stations in the village, recommendation #6 of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) report. The board commissioned the report, which analyzed the Garden City Fire Department’s overall performance, at a...Read More
NVFC Releases Report and Webinar on Suicide in the Fire and Emergency Services Members of the fire and emergency services regularly face a variety of daily stressors that can have lasting effects on their mental and emotional well-being. Tragically, some do not receive the help that they need to adequately deal with these issues...Read More
About a half-dozen firefighters have resigned from New Jersey’s Gloucester County hazardous response team, claiming faulty equipment exposed them to high levels of vinyl chloride during the Paulsboro train derailment. The Washington Township Fire District removed its firefighters from the county’s hazardous materials and decontamination teams earlier this month over concerns surrounding the response to...Read More
