An important reminder for all of us about establishing and respecting collapse zones. Not our video. Milwaukee FD Fifth Alarm w/ Collapse – MOV Video Milwaukee FD Fifth Alarm w/ Collapse – MP4 Video Read More
All, 3 civilians are dead and 18 emergency service personnel were taken to the hospital this morning after responding to a suspected overdose in a home with possible drug-related substances in the Torrance County community of Mountainair-near Albuquerque. An “occupant” of the home and 18 first responders — two of whom are now in “serious...Read More
All, In communication with officials in Maine, the following is a legit and supported fundraising group, for those that would like to help out: Home | Maine Strong Memorial Foundation There are also some individual specific GoFundMe pages such as this one for FF Katherine Paige, who was critically injured with burns. GoFundMe for firefighter...Read More
A driver and two firefighters have been injured in a collision between a truck and a firetruck in Scarborough on Tuesday. The crash happened on Kingston Road, east of Sheppard Avenue East, around 2:14 p.m. Toronto paramedics tell CTV News Toronto that they responded to a cube truck rear-ending a parked Toronto Fire Services vehicle....Read More
By Todd Harrison, J.D. Refusing to submit to a polygraph violated department policies which, though perhaps ill-advised, applied to both the dispatcher and her alleged officer partner, thus raising no inference of gender discrimination. Granting the Carlsbad Police Department’s (CPD) motion for summary judgment against the Title VII and Equal Protection claims asserted by a...Read More
A 20-year-old U.S. Marine had been drinking when he climbed into a fire department truck, activated the emergency equipment, then drove away, according to police in eastern North Carolina. The joyride ended in a crash and a list of felony charges, including offering a $15,000 bribe to the arresting officers, the Wilmington Police Department reports....Read More
