BONNY DOON — Investigators suspect a recent fire within a firehouse in the Santa Cruz Mountains that destroyed a water tender was an arson incident. According to a joint release from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, Cal Fire and the Santa Cruz County Fire Department, deputies responded at approximately 4:43 a.m. Wednesday to Santa Cruz County Fire Station 34 McDermott in Bonny Doon to reports of...Read More
All, Just a reminder that next week, March 23-27, 2026, is Firefighter-First Responder Wellness Week. Once again, Gordon Graham and Lexipol are hosting the 4th annual Firefighter-First Responder Wellness Week – and you’re invited! This completely NO-COST event features a live webinar each day of the week, shift briefing videos that are perfect for kicking off conversations about wellness, and tons of...Read More
All, Two veteran Goldsby (near Norman, OK) Firefighters were tragically killed early this morning on a fire call. The 2 volunteer Firefighters died in the line of duty in that crash while responding to a structure fire. The members are identified as 12-year veteran Firefighters Todd Pendleton, 62, and 35-year veteran Firefighter Bryan Jenkins, 64. They...Read More
While operating as the incident commander at a fire in a two-story ordinary taxpayer, I was checking in on the hose line advancing on the Charlie side when an “Urgent” radio transmission was made about a weakened roof structure. As the message was being transmitted the brick chimney over my head collapsed. I was hit...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighters were killed around 0300 this morning in Oklahoma. The apparatus (reported to be a tanker) was headed eastbound to a fire before departing the roadway to the right, then returning to the roadway, and finally departing to the left. The fire apparatus then struck a tree....Read More
The below NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) report and slides were published this morning: F2025-09 GA: Career Firefighter Dies during Warehouse Fire at Unpermitted Film Studio – Georgia Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202509.pdf Slides: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202509RS.pdf FFFIPP continues to accept requests for serious injury and line-of-duty death investigations through the NIOSH website. Firefighters and other interested parties can see what investigations FFFIPP...Read More
