State Rep. Jen O’Mara (D-Delaware) said Wednesday she never would have imagined this moment, given her personal story. Her father, a Philadelphia firefighter, died by suicide in 2003. Following several personal and emotional speeches, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would cover post-traumatic stress injuries for first responders under the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act. O’Mara, prime...Read More
WATERFORD TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — A house fire in Camden County, New Jersey left one man dead and several others injured, including five police officers and two firefighters. It happened around 1:13 p.m. Thursday on the 400 block of Cooper Folly Road in Waterford Township. As officers arrived to heavy smoke coming from the entire...Read More
Captain Derrick L. Nester, 43, Wyomissing Fire Department. Wyomissing, PA. Captain Nester was working an overtime shift on May 5, 2024, when he responded to numerous calls, the last one being a residential structure fire. After his shift, he returned home. When he did not show up for his regular tour of duty on the...Read More
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — A firefighter was injured in a crash between a firetruck and a minivan in the north metro Thursday afternoon. The Minnesota State Patrol says a firetruck was traveling eastbound on 66th Avenue North in Brooklyn Center with its lights and siren activated. While crossing the intersection of Highway 252, it collided with...Read More
All, Last night there was a fatal crash involving a responding Louisa County (Virginia) and another civilian vehicle. According to the initial details, the driver of the Louisa County Fire Rescue rig was responding to an emergency call and had their lights and siren on. While traveling west on Louisa Road, a sedan, turned left...Read More
A wreck involving a Campbell County Ambulance happened where the east side Doaks Creek Road intersects with Hwy 63-General Stiner Hwy. No one was injured. Air bags deployed in the SUV and the EMS Unit ended up on its side. Traffic on Hwy 63 was down to one lane at the intersection where Liberty Baptist...Read More
