All, The anniversary of the “Vandalia Avenue fire” and the subsequent loss of 3 Firefighters was yesterday, so we wanted to pass this on for info, passing and learning. Billy G Lt. Joseph Cavalieri – Age 42 – Ladder 170 – 15-year veteran F/F James Bohan – Age 25 – Ladder 170 – 2-year veteran...Read More
All, The anniversary of the “Vandalia Avenue fire” and the subsequent loss of 3 Firefighters was yesterday, so we wanted to pass this on for info, passing and learning. Billy G Lt. Joseph Cavalieri – Age 42 – Ladder 170 – 15-year veteran F/F James Bohan – Age 25 – Ladder 170 – 2-year veteran...Read More
Two women are in the hospital after fire in an apartment in Northeast D.C. D.C. Fire said the fire started around 9 p.m. in an apartment building in the 1400 block of Downing Street, NE. Firefighters contained the flames to the one unit. One woman was rescued from the first floor apartment. Fire officials said...Read More
This very fast moving house fire killed a mother and her three children in Brooklyn, New York yesterday. The victims were a 40-year-old woman, an 11-year-old boy, a 7-year-old boy, and a 3-year-old girl. The father and two other teenagers are in critical condition. Five firefighters were also injured. Fire burned through the second floor and the attic...Read More
The Acting Chief of Richmond Fire-Rescue says he hopes the suicide of 44-year-old Captain Bryan Kongus will draw public attention to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among first responders. Kongus was a service member for over 22 years. His suicide was ruled as a line-of-duty death by WorkSafe BC after what the Richmond firefighter’s union called...Read More
A Florida man was arrested after he attacked a local fire chief who was trying to perform CPR on his wife. She would eventually die. Christopher Wade Smith,51, punched Escmabia County Fire Chief Michael Tyler in the right eye for trying to step in and perform CPR on his wife, who was not breathing. Escambia County EMS...Read More
