A Boston firefighter and five other people were hurt in a fire that broke out at a home in the city early Tuesday morning. The fire started around 4 a.m. at a two and a half story house on Academy Hill Road in Brighton, which had residents inside, according to the department. Smoke was visibly...Read More
Emergency crews responded to a serious multi-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon involving four vehicles—one of which was an ambulance transporting a patient—on Interstate 84 East near Exit 49. The incident occurred around 12:07 p.m. on March 29, prompting a swift and coordinated emergency response. According to reports from the scene, the crash involved four vehicles,...Read More
LEONARDTOWN, Md. – A patient en route to the hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Chingville Road was involved in a second emergency Monday, March 31, 2025, when the ambulance transporting them was rear-ended at a busy Leonardtown intersection. The secondary crash occurred at approximately 2:58 p.m. at the intersection of Point Lookout Road and...Read More
As DOGE continues to take action against what they perceive as waste or unnecessary programs, the fire service feels another measurable cut. It appears the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (and other firefighter programs, discussed below) has died in the line of duty. (Scroll down for the latest NIOSH LODD reports that have...Read More
All, As DOGE continues to take action against what they perceive as waste or unnecessary programs, the fire service feels another measurable cut. It appears the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (and other firefighter programs, discussed below) has died in the line of duty. (Scroll down for the latest NIOSH LODD reports that...Read More
Here are the three final reports released by NIOSH before it was shut down this morning. Report 2021-20 – Illinois Career Canidate Firefighter Found Unresponsive at Residential Structure Fire and Dies 5 Days Later https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vfIRcbceNMaOY7UUb07B3vHWFkPv4pnC/view?usp=sharing Slides 2021-20 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JJVTPoPWDl6yP2QH7H3QNjkSUgEjJQS2/view?usp=sharing Report 2024-05 – Georgia Career Battalion Chief Dues from Explosion while Fighting Tractor Trailer Fire https://drive.google.com/file/d/17qj1blHwGszb4_S3qi972hOHbB4PkvAN/view?usp=sharing Slides...Read More
