DUANE MOUNTAIN, Ky. (WYMT) – A firefighter was injured battling a blaze in Perry County Monday afternoon. Hazard fire officials say they responded to a large fire in a commercial garage off Jones Lane at Duane Mountain. The fire is now out. One firefighter from the Jakes Branch Fire Department was taken to Hazard ARH....Read More
OMAHA, Neb. — A house fire in North Omaha early Tuesday sent a firefighter and one resident to the hospital with serious injuries. The firefighter has been released from the hospital. A second injured person was taken to UNMC with serious injuries for further evaluation. Authorities said the firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. It...Read More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg firefighter is still recovering months after being injured during a call, as internal documents raise questions about the incident and point to what could be a larger issue involving fire hydrants across the city. The hydrant involved in the incident has since been replaced, but internal emails...Read More
All, Some interesting statements came out of this afternoon’s update from NTSB. Their preliminary investigation into the fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York late Sunday night suggests it was caused by an overlapping series of failures that stemmed from seemingly predictable problems with staffing and technology. (Google: Swiss Cheese Model) The Port Authority crash...Read More
Some interesting statements came out of this afternoon’s update from NTSB. Their preliminary investigation into the fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York late Sunday night suggests it was caused by an overlapping series of failures that stemmed from seemingly predictable problems with staffing and technology. (Google: Swiss Cheese Model) The Port Authority crash fire...Read More
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Perry County fire truck was involved in a crash Sunday evening while traveling back to the station. The Liverpool Volunteer Fire Company said an engine was headed back from a prescheduled standby assignment at another fire company’s station when it crashed a little after 6:30 p.m. in Tuscarora Township....Read More
