COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – On Monday, Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins filed a lawsuit against the Professional Fire Fighters Association of South Carolina and its president, Roger Odachowski, who he says is blaming him for the death of a firefighter in 2023. Jenkins’ lawsuit claims the defendants published a press release on June 19, 2023,...Read More
KERNERSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — Three people were taken to the hospital after a fire truck crashed north of Kernersville on Tuesday, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol. After a crash on Piney Grove Road, near Warren Road, at 8:44 a.m., troopers and Piney Grove Fire Department responded to the scene. According to troopers, the...Read More
POCA, W.Va. — A Putnam County firefighter was injured Monday night after a 10-foot fall through a floor. The Poca Community Volunteer Fire Department said the firefighter was part of a crew responding to a box alarm, and fell about 10 feet “through a comprised floor.” The VFD said the firefighter avoided a truly severe outcome,...Read More
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A Saturday night crash that prompted a large response from first responders ended with a second vehicle crashing into the scene. First responders got the call that a car had crashed going westbound along I-40/85 towards Greensboro just before 11 p.m. Among the agencies that responded was Guilford County’s fire operations division,...Read More
BLUE ISLAND, Ill. – Two firefighters and three other people were injured after a large house fire broke out early Tuesday morning in Blue Island. The fire erupted at a home near Fountain Hills Golf Club and drew a large response from firefighters, who spent several hours battling the blaze. Video from the scene showed heavy smoke pouring...Read More
Fire Captain Killed by Collapsing Parapet Wall at Two-Alarm Discotheque Fire – Brooklyn, New York – June 23, 1977 On June 23, 1977, FDNY Fire Captain John Stelmack of Engine 284 was killed by a falling parapet wall at a late-night two-alarm fire in a discotheque in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. While...Read More
