All, 17 years ago today, June 18, a small trash fire grew into a fire that ripped through the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. killing 9 Firefighters and impacting Firefighters everywhere. (Please share this and the below, especially with your youngest Firefighters so these Firefighters, this fire, and what has been learned, is never forgotten.) It ran...Read More
17 years ago today, June 18, a small trash fire grew into a fire that ripped through the Sofa Super Store in Charleston, S.C. killing 9 Firefighters and impacting Firefighters everywhere. (Please share this and the below, especially with your youngest Firefighters so these Firefighters, this fire, and what has been learned, is never forgotten.) It ran from...Read More
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo Fire Department fire truck collided with a vehicle on the 2100 block of Elmwood Avenue Saturday night, a City of Buffalo official said. The collision happened just before 8:20 p.m. — right outside of the WIVB News 4 building. In the video above, you can see the vehicle appear...Read More
In a significant decision, the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba has accepted a claim regarding the death of Winnipeg firefighter Preston Heinbigner, who took his own life earlier this year. This acceptance, as announced by the city’s firefighters’ union, entitles Heinbigner’s family to financial benefits and counseling, said the CBC. Tom Bilous, president of the...Read More
(The Center Square) – Spokane officials are losing sleep over the city’s relationship with a regional emergency dispatch center, as member fees doubled what was anticipated this year amid a $50 million deficit. Spokane Regional Emergency Communications, or SREC, started operating in 2018 and began providing services to Washington’s second-largest municipality in 2022. The partnership...Read More
