On Monday January 28,2013 at 03:40 my department was dual dispatched to a working structure fire. Our area had experienced sleet and freezing rain Sunday evening.and the road ways both main and secondary were iced covered. We responded with one Class A pumper one Heavy Rescue one 3500 gal tanker and one 2000 gallon tanker...Read More
Fifteen first responders who worked in or around Ground Zero will be the first to receive awards from the new Sept. 11 victim-compensation fund, for total amounts ranging from $10,000 to $1.5 million, officials said today. The $2.8 billion fund was created by Congress to pay those who developed health problems after working around the...Read More
ALABAMA FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH-MEDICALEMERGENCY The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com We regret to advise you that FF Jonathan Wayne Burgess, 33of the South Alabama Regional Airport Fire Department (Andalusia) died in theLine of Duty on January 8, 2013. Firefighter Burgess died from an apparent heart attackwhile performing safety checks on the runway at the South Alabama...Read More
What Could Have Saved MyBrother From His Mental Illness By Rachel Hollis My big brotherRyan was funny and unfailingly kind. He was one of the most talented musiciansyou might encounter, and had a prodigious ability to pick up any instrument andplay it by ear within the span of a single day. He was handsome. I...Read More
A city of Hudson firefighter was injured Monday evening in what officials described as a hit and run accident. The 35-year-old firefighter was struck at the intersection of Seventh Street and State Street by an unidentified vehicle while running towards the Central Station firehouse at Seventh Street around 7:15 p.m. His name wasn’t released by...Read More
