A California Firefighter had his foot crushed this morning between his fire apparatus and an ambulance – it caused by a transient trying to nab the apparatus. Around 0300 hours the Chico (north of Sacramento) FD and an ambulance responded to an EMS run but when the units arrived on scene, they could not find...Read More
The University of Missouri will pay $750,000 to settle claims filed after a Columbia firefighter died in the Line of Duty in a walkway collapse at a university apartment complex. The Columbia Daily Tribune (link below) reports that the settlement finalized Monday comes in a lawsuit filed by the widow of Lt. Bruce Britt. The...Read More
A Bronx grand jury handed up manslaughter indictments against two men whose marijuana grow house exploded, killing a Battalion Fire Chief who responded to a report of leaking gas. Michael Fahy, 44, Battalion Chief in the FDNY’s 19th division, was killed in the Line of Duty by falling debris as he and his crew evacuated...Read More
