The coronavirus pandemic tested FDNY emergency medical technicians and paramedics like never before — and they’re still dealing with the horrors that have been playing out before their eyes over the past year. With the 25th anniversary of the merger of the fire department with NYC EMS on Wednesday, the men and women of EMS...Read More
By Ray Hanania, Suburban Chicagoland A Cicero firefighter was hospitalized suffering from what is being described as a serious case of smoke inhalation while fighting a fire at a two-story home in the Town of Cicero Saturday afternoon. The home fire at 2112 61st Court was called in at 3:45 PM and caused serious damage to...Read More
By Scott Rains, Lawton Constitution For James Carroll, 2020 was the year where the hits kept on coming. It was 351 days ago when he felt the first symptoms from COVID-19 coursing through his body. For a long time it seemed they would never stop. One year ago today he was living his dream career...Read More
By Phil Reed March 11, 2021 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – When the pandemic was surging in November, staffing became a problem across many industries in Iowa. TV-9 now knows that even the Cedar Rapids Fire Department struggled to fill shifts, and some fire stations closed temporarily. The fire department did not share the information...Read More
Norwich — The City Council Public Safety Committee started work on a plan to upgrade antiquated fire radio and dispatch system, a top priority in the new fire services study, and voiced support for a controversial idea to create a fire commissioner to oversee all fire departments. The committee on Wednesday discussed the 194-page report...Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The Charleston Fire Department says one of their downtown stations will remain temporarily closed after the discovery on an unknown smell on March 3. CFD says the station in question is the home of Engine 102, Engine 103 and Battalion 103 that is located at the corner of Wentworth Street and...Read More
