SOUTH AFRICA FIREFIGHTER DIES LINE OF DUTY-BURNS AT WILDLAND FIRE The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com We regret to pass on to you that a Firefighter in Knysna, South Africa (West coast area) died in the Line of Duty after suffering 70% burns at a wildland fire that is now under control. Another firefighter has burn injuries...Read More
We regret to pass on to you that a Firefighter in Knysna, South Africa (West coast area) died in the Line of Duty after suffering 70% burns at a wildland fire that is now under control. Another firefighter has burn injuries of 50% and is critical condition. The fire started earlier this week, impacting much...Read More
A celebration of life was held today in Palm Beach County for the two paramedics killed last week in an ambulance crash in Jupiter. Agencies from across south Florida came out to show their support. They did and it was evident just how many lives the two men touched. Hundreds of paramedics, EMT’s, and firefighters...Read More
Brad Richards, a 24-year-old volunteer firefighter battling a massive wildland fire, died Thursday after suffering burns to 70 percent of his body. Richards and another firefighter were evacuated while fighting the Knysna fire on a South African Western Cape costal vacation town. The other firefighter suffered burns to 50 percent of his body; he remains...Read More