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December 10, 2021

TWO ANNE ARUNDEL, MARYLAND FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT DOUBLE FATAL FIRE

According to a report from WTOP, two people thought to be in their 70s have died and two Anne Arundel County Fire Department (AACFD) firefighters suffered injuries after a house fire just after 12:30 a.m. Thursday in Pasadena, Maryland. AACFD Battalion Chief Russ Davies said two residents were trapped inside the home, located in the 1300 block of...
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FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN FALL THRU FLOOR AT NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE FIRE

HUDSON, N.H. (CBS) — A firefighter was rescued after falling through the floor as crews battled a massive house fire in Hudson, New Hampshire Thursday afternoon. SkyEye footage showed heavy smoke and flames engulfing the home on Greeley Street. The firefighter was brought to a hospital along with another firefighter who suffered smoke inhalation. Both...
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Is This “The Greatest Job In The World?”

All, As one who’s certainly screwed up a few times in my career, I get it. However, it seems to me that “things” have gotten way, way off the scales. I recently had an opportunity to share some thoughts related to that, so I wanted to pass that on to you. Maybe this will help...
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Is This “The Greatest Job In The World?” …the more we do things wrong, the more they seem right…

As one who’s certainly screwed up a few times in my career, I get it. However, it seems to me that “things” have gotten way, way off the scales. I recently had an opportunity to share some thoughts related to that, so I wanted to pass that on to you. Maybe this will help some...
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FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 12/10

12/10/1977 in Bay City, Michigan a flash fire in an aging downtown landmark, the four-story Wenonah Hotel building, a combination apartment building and hotel, housing numerous welfare recipients killed between eight and twelve and injured sixty of the estimated more than 140 persons who were occupying the 306 rooms of the 70-year-old red brick structure...
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