Today, U.S. Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and U.S. Congressman Chris Collins (R-NY) announced the introduction of the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act with 76 bipartisan original sponsors. The bill would create a national cancer registry for firefighters diagnosed with this deadly disease. The creation of this registry would enable researchers to study the relationship between...Read More
A Jacksonville Fire Rescue engine company rolled on its side in a crash this morning while responding to a fire. It happened around about 1130 hours at Arlington Expressway and University Boulevard. JFRD’s Tom Francis said the truck was headed eastbound on the service road parallel to Arlington Expressway and hit a light pole. No...Read More
Dec. 20–Lexington will hire six temporary staff members to assist 911 operators after concerns were raised over the emergency response to a fire Sunday that killed 23 horses, an administrator said. The new hires were also inspired by claims made two weeks ago by Lexington’s firefighters union that residents were being placed on hold when...Read More
An FDNY EMS Lieutenant whose partner died when the Twin Towers fell is the latest death of the toxic dust at Ground Zero, according to her family.Forty-six-year-old Lt. Edith Torres, of Queens, died Wednesday of a Sept. 11-related illness, according to FDNY and union officials. Torres, like so many other FDNY members was off-duty when...Read More
