COAL TOWNSHIP — An emergency situation occurred at Thursday evening’s fire at 1620-1624 Mohawk St. when a firefighter working on the roof collapsed likely due to heat exhaustion. A “mayday” was transmitted, leading to a rapid intervention team from Kulpmont and others to tend to the firefighter, who was laying across the ridge of the...Read More
All, Captain/EMT David J. Meyer, assigned to Truck Company 29, died in the Line of Duty on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Visitation: Monday, April 28, 2025 1500-2000 hours Malec & Sons Funeral Home 6000 North Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60646 CFD Walk-thru: Monday, April 28, 2025 Assemble 1830/1900 Walk Malec & Sons Funeral Home 6000...Read More
By Hazmat Nation: Hazmat Nation readers will know Richard Cartwright as the author of Today in Hazmat History. Cartwright died April 21 from an unexpected medical emergency. He was, as friends describe him, a legend in the hazmat and environmental community. Long-time friend and colleague Michelle Bowman wrote this tribute on LinkedIn’s Hazardous Materials Professionals’...Read More
By Bangor Daily News: A Bangor firefighter died by suicide Wednesday night, prompting the Fire Department to acknowledge that the industry is “just beginning to understand” mental health and publicize available resources for firefighters. Lt. William “Billy” VanPeursem died unexpectedly, Bangor Fire Chief Geoffrey Low said in a statement. VanPeursem joined the department in 1989 and...Read More
By NBC News: A 19-year-old from Ocean Township, New Jersey, is accused of starting a massive wildfire that prompted thousands of evacuations, burned around 15,000 acres and destroyed a commercial building. Joseph Kling was arrested and charged with aggravated arson and arson, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday. The fire, named theJones Road Wildfire, erupted Tuesday...Read More
All, While in Indianapolis attending the FDIC (Fire Department Instructor’s Conference) on April 11, Chief Chris Hecht (FF since 1992 and Chief since 2001 of the Sister Bay Liberty Grove FD in Door Co, Wisconsin) suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage as a result of a ruptured brain aneurysm. He was rushed by I-EMS to the University...Read More
