EX FIRE CHIEF/FIRE POLICE CAPTAIN DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com We regret to pass on to you that Past Fire Chief Merle L. Nell, age 78, passed away early Saturday morning Nov. 26, 2016 in St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center after being stricken in the Line of Duty while on a...Read More
This is a brief an update related to last nights shooting where 21 year old Fire Captain George Matis Jr has been charged following the shooting of Jr Firefighter Parker Hess, 16. Captain George Matis Jr. was charged with criminal homicide and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the shooting. Hess and Matis were in...Read More
A 21-year-old man has been charged with criminal homicide after a teenage boy died of a gunshot wound inside a fire department Sunday in Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania State Police said. Officials with the Republic Volunteer Fire Department confirmed that the victim, whose name has not been released, was a 16-year-old junior firefighter who...Read More
