All, In a historic development, the U.S. Senate has passed the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), advancing a long-fought effort by the nation’s fire service, which was lead and endorsed by the IAFF to secure federal recognition of occupational cancer as a line-of-duty death. The bill, which had strong fire service as well...Read More
CAMDEN, N.J. (KYW Newsradio) — A firefighter was injured while responding to a house fire and subsequent collapse in Camden early Wednesday morning. It’s currently unclear how the firefighter was hurt, or if the incident happened before or after the collapse. Officials on the scene said the injuries are minor. The fire broke out at a...Read More
Firefighters spent Wednesday afternoon braving the cold conditions, as they treated hotspots and used ladders and drones to get a bird’s-eye view of the damage on the corner of 36th and Louisa streets in Borough Park. The FDNY said a four-alarm fire broke out shortly before 2 a.m. in the back of a Jewish bakery,...Read More
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Two Memphis firefighters were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after battling a large fire at a vacant school building in Midtown. FOX13 cameras were rolling as flames and thick smoke tore through the structure, sending billowing smoke high into the sky. The intense fire left behind charred walls, broken windows, and...Read More
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A metro Atlanta fire department community is rallying around one of its own after a vehicle accident. Just before 10 p.m. on Dec. 5, DeKalb County police were called to a single-vehicle crash involving a fire truck on Rockbridge Road near S. Deshon Road. Investigators say the fire truck lost control,...Read More
CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) – – A firefighter at the Boyne Valley Fire Department is suspended as the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s Office investigates a fatal crash. It happened Monday afternoon, December 15, in Boyne City, according to Fire Chief Darren Eaton. The crash was on M-75 near Air Industrial Parkway Drive in front of the...Read More
