BENTON HARBOR, MI — An ambulance and two school buses crashed in Southwest Michigan, causing serious injuries to paramedics, police said. It happened around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, on M-139 near East Empire Avenue, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office reports. A Medic 1 ambulance was responding with lights and sirens activated to a cardiac...Read More
(KTXL) — The Wildfire Conservancy is conducting a first-of-a-kind cancer study on firefighters battling the Palisades Fire. The goal is to track how the extreme conditions increase firefighters’ risk of cancer. The study comes after the International Agency for Research on Cancer officially classified firefighting as a carcinogenic profession. The initiative is a collaboration with Cal Fire,...Read More
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Parents, spouses, children and friends who lost their loved ones to suicide are sharing their stories to advocate for suicide prevention for first responders. Paige Tyner is the surviving widow of Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Master Deputy Keith Tyner. Tyner passed tragically in 2021 to suicide at 41 years old. Tyner...Read More
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A firefighter with the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department was “severely injured” Monday morning after being hit by the coupling on a fire hose while battling a fire at a Subway sandwich shop. According to a Facebook post by the KCK Professional Firefighters Association, crews were working on a fire at a...Read More
All, Please see details in the following link regarding the upcoming memorial services for fallen Montgomery County (MD) Master Firefighter Chris Higgins. MFF Higgins died in the Line of Duty last Saturday after collapsing while operating at that working house fire in nearby Prince George’s County. https://sites.google.com/mocofire.com/higgins-lodd/home?authuser=0 Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On. BillyG...Read More
