CHICAGO (WLS) — A 6-year-old boy has died and his mother and two firefighters are injured after a fire in an apartment building on Chicago’s North Side Friday, Chicago fire officials said. Chicago firefighters responded to the 2700-block of Granville Avenue in West Rogers Park about 11 a.m. Friday for a reported blaze in a 12-unit,...Read More
Three firefighters were among 15 people injured when a fire tore through a Brooklyn brownstone Friday morning, the FDNY said. Among the injured, two residents of the building were in critical condition. The fire erupted inside the three-story Eastern Parkway home near Brooklyn Ave. in Crown Heights at about 10:25 a.m., officials said. The blaze quickly grew to a two-alarm fire, bringing 25 FDNY units with 106 firefighters...Read More
Earlier this morning IFD Firefighters literally saved one of their own after a firefighter suffered cardiac arrest. 8 IFD firefighters were off duty, participating in a basketball practice at the IFD Training Academy gymnasium located at 9050 E 33rd St. The firefighters are preparing for the upcoming Hoops and Heroes Charity Basketball game between #IFD...Read More
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol have been called to a two-vehicle crash on I-75 in Vandalia. According to OSP’s Dayton Post, troopers were dispatched at 11:48 to head to the area of I-75 near Benchwood Road for a reported crash. OSP told 2 NEWS the crash allegedly involved an...Read More
All, Arrangements for Firefighter JR Gaudet calling hours and funeral. St. Thomas Aquinas Church (1 Aquinas St, Binghamton, NY 13905) Both wake and funeral. Calling hours: Tues Feb 18th from 1-5 pm Funeral mass: Wed Feb 19th at 11:30 am Other arrangements, including staging areas, procession route, parking suggestions, coalition location, hotel information, and other important...Read More
The scenes of destruction from the Los Angeles County fires gripped the nation. Now, some researchers are working to better understand the toxic exposures faced by the firefighters who responded. In recent years, studies have shown wildland firefighters are exposed to dangerous toxins – with one late 2024 paper identifying 31 known carcinogens on the fireline. Researchers...Read More
