LINCOLN — A judge has ruled that a former Papillion firefighter who suffered mental trauma while responding to a particularly horrific suicide attempt can get workers’ compensation benefits. In a first-of-its-kind decision, the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court found for Timothy Gosch and ordered the City of Papillion to pay past and future medical expenses related...Read More
While performing a transitional fire attack on an apartment fire myself and another firefighter were knocking down heavy smoke and steam from the doorway of the multi-room apartment. During the 3 -5 minutes it took to cool the room and increase the visibility we identified something shiny that was directly in front of us at...Read More
DETROIT (WWJ) — One person has been injured after a crash involving an ambulance on a Detroit Freeway ramp Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened on the westbound I-94 ramp to northbound I-75 around noon, leaving the freeway closed for more than an hour. The 46-year-old driver of the Detroit EMS rig was on the ramp...Read More
Syracuse, N.Y. — Two people were injured Tuesday morning when an AMR ambulance and Syracuse Fire Department vehicle collided in Syracuse, firefighters said. At 10 a.m., an American Medical Response ambulance and fire department “mini” modified pickup truck crashed while on the way to a medical emergency in the 2200 block of East Genesee Street,...Read More
