A MOTHER of two has been awarded just over €67,000 for injuries she received when the car she was driving was in collision with an ambulance. Clare Nevin (25) sued ambulance driver Gerard Grant and his employers, Emergency Medical Support Services Ltd of Dun Laoghaire. The collision happened at the junction of the Malahide Road...Read More
Cutting the Onion on Firefighter Depression and Suicide F.I.R.E.S. Within (Firefighter Increased RiskExposure to Suicide) by Shannon Pennington NorthAmerican Fire Fighter Veteran Network North American Firefighter Veteran Network (NAFFVN) has beenworking on outreach to our firefighterveterans since 2002 regarding depressionand suicide intervention and prevention. This is not a pretty subject to evenmention in a fire...Read More
A Hornell firefighter suffered second-degree burns Thursday morning fighting a full-involved garage fire in the city. Firefighter Steve Graham sustained the burns to his cheek, ears and forehead while preventing a garage fire at 38 William St. from spreading to a nearby house, Hornell Fire Chief Dan Smith said. Graham was treated at St. James...Read More
When you see emergency vehicles, you are supposed to slow down. The Balgonie Volunteer Fire Department was at the scene of a car crash east of Balgonie this morning when one of its fire trucks was hit by a semi. Balgonie’s Deputy Fire Chief Doug Lapchuck says people need to pay attention to what’s happening...Read More