PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For months, the Gresham Fire Department has been working without one of their own. Spencer Tejedas is still in the hospital with nearly half of his body burned, after fighting a duplex fire in late May. Jack Pilarski responded to that call, too. Not only as a colleague, but a friend. “He’s...Read More
A massive fire ripped through Queens Saturday afternoon, injuring 14 people — including 11 firefighters — and damaging multiple buildings, leaving dozens of residents displaced, officials said. The blaze began just after 4 p.m., at a two-story residence at 88-21 Francis Lewis Boulevard in Queens Village, before quickly soaring to five alarms and spreading to...Read More
The Leesburg Police Department is investigating a crash that happened Friday evening involving a car and a private company ambulance that left one dead and six injured in Leesburg. Police said that at about 9 p.m., they responded to the intersection of E. Market Street at the Leesburg Bypass, for a crash involving a Honda...Read More
AURORA, Colo. — A man faces multiple charges after he allegedly opened fire at an ambulance responding to an Aurora house fire on Friday afternoon. At 3:20 p.m., officers with the Aurora Police Department responded to assist the Aurora Fire Department as it responded to a house fire along the 4200 block of S. Kittredge...Read More
Kaille Randolph, the 26-year-old firefighter who got trapped under a fire apparatus after it wrecked on the way to an accident scene May 19, is back at work, the Wiggins Fire Department said in a Facebook post July 29. “After a L O N G 72 days, we are grateful to announce that Firefighter Randolph is back...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that a Canadian Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty yesterday Saturday (Aug. 3) from a falling tree while fighting the out-of-control wildfire in Jasper National Park. The Firefighter, 24, from Calgary, sustained serious injuries in the northeast of Jasper yesterday afternoon. He was rushed to hospital by...Read More
