All, The 2017 A. Michael Mullane Firefighter Health and Safety Symposium addresses fire fighter occupational safety, health and surivival issues and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to keep fire fighters and paramedics safe, now and in the future. An expanded line-up of sessions includes critical topics such as fire fighter health and safety, cancer...Read More
The 2017 A. Michael Mullane Firefighter Health and Safety Symposium addresses fire fighter occupational safety, health and surivival issues and provides the knowledge and tools necessary to keep fire fighters and paramedics safe, now and in the future. An expanded line-up of sessions includes critical topics such as fire fighter health and safety, cancer research...Read More
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are in Amarillo to determine the cause of Saturday’s Rico Air Ambulance crash that killed three just south of Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. On Sunday they said they have preliminary evidence that the pilot was in contact with Air Traffic Control prior to the crash, and that certain...Read More
A gunman opened fire on emergency responders treating a gunshot victim in a Dallas street on Monday, critically injuring a paramedic and prompting police to lock down the area for hours until the suspect — and another person — were found dead inside a home, according to authorities. The injured Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic is stable,...Read More
NEW JERSEY & CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATHS (Medical) We regret to pass on the following Firefighter LODD’s: NEW JERSEY: On April 10, Firefighter William Gerace was advancing hose line during mandatory live burn training when he suffered a spiral fracture to his right fibula. On April 28, Firefighter Gerace’s spouse contacted 911 from...Read More
On April 28, Los Angeles Fire Battalion Chief Jerome Boyd, 55, suffered a medical emergency while on-duty driving in a fire department vehicle near Downtown Los Angeles. He was transported to California Hospital Medical Center by a Los Angeles Fire Department Rescue Ambulance. All efforts to revive him, however, were not successful. RIP.Read More
