We regret to pass on to you that a northeast Missouri Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty and another was injured after a rollover crash involving their responding fire apparatus. It happened around 1815 hours this evening on Highway 15, three miles north of Memphis, (Scotland County, south of the Iowa line) Missouri....Read More
The Clark County Fire Department is asking the public to stop calling 911 for “stubbed toes and sore throats” — actual examples of inappropriate emergency calls the department has received, fire chief Greg Cassell said Tuesday. Facing record numbers of calls for service, Cassell instead urged people to call 911 only “for a true medical...Read More
KXXV reports that several Meridian, Texas firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a fire that consumed two residential structures early Sunday. Officials say at least two of the firefighters suffered heat exhaustion; all were reported to be doing OK. Seven additional fire departments were called to help contain the fire that began in one of the...Read More