EAST ELMHURST, Queens — An inmate and two firefighters suffered minor injuries after a fire broke out at the Rikers Island infirmary Friday night, authorities said. Authorities were called to the Rikers Correctional Facility Infirmary around 8:15 p.m. in the East Elmhurst neighborhood, FDNY officials said. The blaze occurred on the second floor of the...Read More
Below is the news release just issued by the Manchester Fire Department regarding their injured firefighter and civilian saves. FIREFIGHTER INJURED DURING RESCUE OPERATIONS AT DUTTON STREET FIRE MANCHESTER – The City of Manchester Fire Department were dispatched to a building fire at 8-10 Dutton Street a 6-unit multi-famliy building at 6:08 pm last night....Read More
A civilian died but numerous people were rescued by members in a multi-family dwelling in Manchester, New Hampshire, yesterday. (CRITICAL NOTE: This fire, once again, emphasizes the critical need for heavy and rapid first alarm assignments with plenty of staffing. Be sure to LISTEN to the radio traffic-these members had to perform multiple simultaneous tasks...Read More
A civilian died but numerous people were rescued by members in a multi-family dwelling in Manchester, New Hampshire, yesterday. (CRITICAL NOTE: This fire, once again, emphasizes the critical need for heavy and rapid first alarm assignments with plenty of staffing. Be sure to LISTEN to the radio traffic-these members had to perform multiple simultaneous tasks upon arrival…more...Read More
11/7/1897 in St. Augustine, Florida the Hotel San Marco, one of the finest and most commodious hotel properties in this city, burned to the ground after an arsonist started a fire. The rope to the fire bell was cut causing a delay in sounding the alarm. The standpipe suction pipes had also been cut hampering...Read More
