On December 11, 2016 at 2:14, companies were dispatched to a possible building fire. While en route, follow up 911 calls and police on scene reported heavy fire showing. First due companies found a four thousand (4000) plus square foot house with fire showing from side C, D, and A/D corner of the building. A...Read More
All- Because of “mix-up” with bioterror pathogens, a federal terrorism response training center in Alabama, FEMA says it mistakenly exposed more than 9,600 Firefighters, Paramedics and other students to a deadly toxin over the past five years. DETAILS HERE: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/12/15/emergency-responders-mistakenly-exposed-deadly-ricin/95481004/?csp=breakingnews Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On. BillyG The Secret List 12-15-2016-1600 hrs www.FireFighterCloseCalls.comRead More
http://www.firerescuemagazine.com/articles/print/volume-11/issue-12/management-and-leadership/your-generation-s-fire.html?utm_content=buffer18f17&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer A lot has been said about the idea of generational differences in the fire service. There is a body of knowledge that draws quite a distinction between a person who was born in a specific era having a different outlook than those who went before them or came after them. For the most part,...Read More
Two firefighters were injured battling a blaze that destroyed about 10 businesses at a strip mall in Monterey Park Thursday morning. Fire crews continue to put out hot spots after a fire burned through a strip mall in Monterey Park on Dec. 15, 2016. (Credit: KTLA) Emergency crews responded to a smoke alarm at the...Read More
The family of a Hartford (CT) Firefighter killed in the line of duty has surprisingly settled its wrongful death lawsuit against the city for $350,000. Firefighter Kevin Bell, 48, died in that house fire of October 2014. The family filed suit in November 2015, saying that it wanted answers about why Bell was allegedly “left...Read More
The husband of a woman struck and killed by a fire truck is suing the fire department and one of its firefighters. A lawsuit seeking at least $50,000 has been filed on behalf of Paul L. Riehm, administrator of the estate of Lorri J. Riehm, in Seneca County Common Pleas Court against Green Springs Rural...Read More
