A friend of mine-a well respected retired member of the Chicago FD and avid fire buff and photographer. Steve Redick dipped into his fire video vault today came up with a great piece of firefighting history. You will LOVE this video. Many of you may have never heard of the documentary “The Noble Breed”. It...Read More
One of the earliest Firefighter Line of Duty deaths that I learned intimately about was in 1977, and it was the death of Garden City Park (Long Island, NY) Captain Richard Provost. It happened just a few miles away from where I was a Firefighter (Manhasset-Lakeville) at the time. Captain Provost responded to a van...Read More
A white van caught fire Tuesday in a parking lot in southwest Miami-Dade. Sky 10 was above the scene at 15355 SW 73rd Terrace Circle shortly before 2 p.m., where Miami-Dade firefighters were working to extinguish the flames. Authorities said no one was inside the van when the fire started, and witnesses who live in...Read More
Hey- One of the earliest Firefighter Line of Duty deaths that I learned intimately about was in 1977, and it was the death of Garden City Park (Long Island, NY) Captain Richard Provost. It happened just a few miles away from where I was a Firefighter (Manhasset-Lakeville) at the time. Captain Provost responded to a...Read More
In the “there for the grace of God go we” department, a Cleveland (Ohio) Police Officer was struck and killed in the Line of Duty on I-90 this morning following another fatal crash-involving a fire apparatus. Cleveland Police Officer David Fahey was struck and killed by a hit and run driver this morning while setting up...Read More
All, In the “there for the grace of God go we” department, a Cleveland (Ohio) Police Officer was struck and killed in the Line of Duty on I-90 this morning following another fatal crash-involving a fire apparatus. Cleveland Police Officer David Fahey was struck and killed by a hit and run driver this morning while...Read More
