GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Police believe alcohol was a factor after a car crashed head-on into a fire engine in Grand Rapids Saturday morning. Around 9:20 a.m. Saturday, members of the Grand Rapids Fire Department driving westbound on Burton Street SE near Prospect Avenue in a fire engine said they saw a car swerving...Read More
TULSA, Okla. — Keiosha Rucker, a woman charged in a deadly crash involving a Tulsa fire truck, received five life sentences in court on Jan. 9th. In February 2024, Tulsa police said Keiosha Rucker failed to yield in front of a Tulsa fire truck near 41st Street and S. Harvard. Police say the truck had sirens...Read More
All, This is an excellent leadership focused podcast series (The Leadership Crucible) that’s been hosted for several years by Chief Randy Brugeman. This episode is with FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito is really good and we thought you’d enjoy checking it out…so we’re passing it on: WATCH: https://youtu.be/6fb1i-pmBco?si=YFZqg65eHFPCsYxl NOTE: Scroll Down For The Full Episode...Read More
Three medics with Lone Star EMS were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries following a vehicle crash involving their ambulance. The crash occurred on Friday at around 11:15 a.m. at the intersection of Alamo Road and Frontage Road, according to Alamo Fire Chief R.C. Flores. Flores said the ambulance was occupied by the EMS personnel at...Read More
This is an excellent leadership focused podcast series (The Leadership Crucible) that’s been hosted for several years by Chief Randy Brugeman. This episode is with FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito is really good and we thought you’d enjoy checking it out…so we’re passing it on: WATCH: https://youtu.be/6fb1i-pmBco?si=YFZqg65eHFPCsYxl NOTE: Scroll Down For The Full Episode Summary...Read More
All, The below was originally written as a letter to my son when he started probie school. It was based upon many of my own thoughts and a few suggestions from others who had given tips to their own kids who were entering the fire service as well. I shared the letter with some other friends...Read More
