All, We regret to pass on that a Summerville (S.C.) Firefighter had a medical emergency after returning home from a physical fitness training session with their recruits yesterday (Monday) morning. He, unfortunately, passed after being transported to Summerville Medical Center. CONDOLENCES Condolences to Columbus (OH) Fire and the family and friends of Timothy F. Gifford, Gifford was...Read More
The Marin County Sheriff’s Office is severing a long partnership with fire agencies around the county by ending its fire dispatching operations. In a Sept. 30 letter to fire chiefs, Sheriff Jamie Scardina wrote that offering fire dispatching “is no longer feasible” and that it would end June 30, a move that is anticipated to...Read More
POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) – A 911 dispatcher in Powell County was arrested over the weekend after police say she was drunk on the job. According to an arrest citation, a Stanton police officer heard dispatcher Shauna Staton speaking on the radio Sunday afternoon and thought her voice sounded slurred like she was impaired. The...Read More
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – An ambulance was struck by an SUV in a crash in Watertown early Tuesday morning. Watertown police say the SUV failed to stop at a red light going from Clinton Street onto Washington Street just after midnight and crashed into the ambulance. The ambulance sustained damage to the front passenger...Read More
All, Before you continue reading, understand that this is real, raw and very personal. It focuses on the behavioral health of one of our (yours, mine and ours) Brother Firefighters, the issue of suicide, and drug and alcohol abuse. Many of you, if not most, like me, know a Brother or Sister Firefighter who has...Read More
Before you continue reading, understand that this is real, raw and very personal. It focuses on the behavioral health of one of our (yours, mine and ours) Brother Firefighters, the issue of suicide, and drug and alcohol abuse. Many of you, if not most, like me, know a Brother or Sister Firefighter who has struggled....Read More
