We regret to pass on Veteran Firefighter & Chief, John McMahon’s Death & Obituary information. He was well known at the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend, as well as in his home state of Florida Firefighter Memorial, and around the nation-especially when it came to his dedication to Firefighters, behavioral health, and his beloved Pipes &...Read More
A first responder in Copake died in the line of duty last week, the Columbia County Rescue Squad reported. Steven Walsh, an emergency medical technician with the Copake Rescue Squad and a firefighter with the A.B. Shaw Fire Company, died from a heart attack while on a 24-hour EMT shift on November 16. He was...Read More
A close call for a school bus and an ambulance. A Cole County ambulance hit a school bus Do Not Pass – stop sign Friday in Jefferson City. No one was hurt and the damage was minor. The accident happened at the intersection of McCarty and Lafayette streets. A mirror of the ambulance hit the...Read More
One woman is hurt after a vehicle crash involving a Newport News ambulance Monday morning, police said. According to officials, just before 8:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Oyster Point Road for reports of a crash involving an ambulance and another vehicle. Police said the driver of the second...Read More
All, We inadvertently left out Captain Sardina’s department. He was with the Hopatcong FD and he collapsed while leading a drill last week in his firehouse. Fellow firefighters immediately performed CPR, revived Capt. Henry Sardina III, 46, and transported him to a hospital. However, he died in the Line of Duty from complications on Sunday. He...Read More
TULARE CO, Calif. (FOX26) — A Kingsburg Fire Department truck was flipped over onto its roof after a crash Tuesday morning on Highway 99 in Tulare County. Visalia CHP says the solo rollover crash happened around 7:0 a.m. on Highway 99 and Betty Drive. Two Kingsburg firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.Read More
