While responding to a wires down call on a windy day, we arrived to find a “hot” power line bouncing of the pole. Each time it touched the pole it would briefly catch on fire. I exited the engine and approached the pole. The wire suddenly snapped and came directly at me. This all happened...Read More
I was operating as an EMT at the time, on the interstate. Rescue services were unavailable, driver’s door was jammed, and the driver was more critical than the passenger, so we made the quick informed decision to remove the passenger first. Passenger was complaining of neck pain. A second BLS and an ALS unit were...Read More
I want topass along a “near miss” I had two weeks ago. I had attended aseminar that Saturday by retired FDNY Battalion Chief Bob Burns. I drank alotof coffee and ate pizza for lunch. Saturday night while watching TV I startedto have what I thought was indigestion. This became chest discomfort and thenan upset stomach...Read More
One firefighter was injured after a fall while battling a blaze in southern Indiana. It happened Sautrday morning at a home near Vincennes. According to Palmyra fire officials, that home was under construction when it caught fire. Even though no residents were inside at the time, construction workers were at the house. Officials believe...Read More
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries in a four-alarm fire in Lower Manhattan this morning. A caller reported the blaze on the first floor of the five-story commercial and office building at 138 Fulton St. around 6:55 a.m., and firefighters arrived within minutes, officials said. No one was believed to be inside at the time. The...Read More
A fast-moving fire ripped through a home in Hackensack, N.J., and damaged another house Sunday, leaving a resident and a firefighter injured. Hackensack fire officialssaid that dozens of firefighters battled the blaze, which broke out at 433 Park St. shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday. The fire spread to the house next door at 435 Park...Read More
