State Representative Patrick Sheehan R-Homer Glen-37th District applauds the signing of Senate Bill 1446 into law, a bipartisan measure he co-sponsored to ensure the State of Illinois will begin tracking the manner of death for all firefighters, including suicide and various types of cancer. Under the new law, the Office of the State Fire Marshal will...Read More
As part of NFFF’s mission to promote firefighter survival, Danny Kistner, Director of Fire Service Programs, opened the pre-conference session at Fire-Rescue International (FRI) by introducing a new program designed to provide fire service leaders with a clear roadmap to enhance operational readiness and reduce risk. After his introduction, the NFFF Fellows—dedicated Advocates engaged in a 12- to...Read More
Prayers are needed for a firefighter after a Monroe County firetruck was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler on I-75. It happened this morning while firefighters were on the scene of a working tractor-trailer fire on I-75 northbound just before Johnstonville Road. The firefighter and driver of the tractor-trailer were both rushed to the hospital. Family members...Read More
All, According to the below article, when two of its Firefighters died in the Line of Duty over the past year, the Kansas City Fire Department did not order or conduct formal after action reviews that the KCFD’s own guidelines suggest should happen following such incidents. The department confirmed on Tuesday that it conducted no internal review...Read More
All, Two newly filed investigative reports (radio traffic also linked below) obtained by (local media) “2 On Your Side Investigates” into the March 1, 2023 Line of Duty Death of Buffalo (NY) Firefighter Jason Arno reveal multiple errors and violations on the day Arno died inside a burning commercial building. The findings, which include multiple state-issued...Read More
A hero FDNY firefighter was arrested for attacking a fellow smoke-eater with a chair in a Staten Island fire station, police said Wednesday. Firefighter Christopher Mullin, 53, was busted Monday for the Friday night firefighter-on-firefighter attack in Rescue 5 headquarters on Clove Road near Targee St. in Concord, cops said. During an argument with the 62-year-old firefighter, Mullin allegedly pulled the other man’s chair out...Read More
