A residential structure fire in Rosewood in northwest Champaign County resulted in three people being sent to the hospital Saturday afternoon. The Rosewood Volunteer Fire Department was called out to a residential structure fire in the 6400 block of Kiser Lake Road at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, according to a statement from the department. The family...Read More
A Newark firefighter suffered serious injuries after responding to a three-alarm apartment fire at South 16th Street and Clinton Avenue on Saturday afternoon. Newark firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire on the fourth floor of an occupied four-story residential building, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé confirmed. By 2:33 p.m., a third alarm was called....Read More
All, We regret to pass on that veteran Island Park (Nassau County, Long Island, NY) Firefighter Captain Michael Fischer went into cardiac arrest and died while at a department detail. Fischer, 38, had participated in a morning training event, then rode on an engine company to where Firefighters were holding a fundraiser. Arriving at the event,...Read More
Committing more money to fight occupational cancer, including raising dues to fund research on the fatal disease, was a top priority at the IAFF’s convention in Ottawa, Ontario last week. General President Edward Kelly stated ““Take a look at those f—ing walls,” he said, citing the large screens listing the IAFF members who have died...Read More
Two Akron firefighters were injured early Monday when a house exploded while they were battling a fire. Firefighters were called to the home on Winton Ave. just before 2:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found flames in the back of the home. Moments later, the house exploded. “As soon as they walked through the door...Read More
The pilot of a CareFlight medical helicopter that crashed last month in Butler County (near Cincinnati) said he did not see the power lines before the main rotor blades hit them, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Miami Valley’s CareFlight was requested just before 5 a.m. July 26 to the...Read More
