All, We regret to pass on that 3 Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty yesterday, Saturday, June 27, at the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border in Mesa County, Colorado. The 5 Federal Firefighters were involved in a burnover incident resulting in shelter deployments. The identities of the U.S. Wildland Fire...Read More
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas – A firefighter was injured after a garbage truck tire blew out while crews were checking the vehicle following a commercial vehicle fire in Montgomery County on Thursday, according to Montgomery County Emergency Services District No. 1. The incident happened after Montgomery County ESD 1 responded to a reported commercial vehicle fire involving...Read More
Two firefighters were injured while responding to a house fire in Garner on Old Cascade Drive, around 6:15 a.m. They were injured while accessing a fire inside a wall. One firefighter needed stitches, another was treated for exhaustion, according to Garner Fire Chief Barrett Penny. Five fire departments worked to extinguish the fire: Garner, Cleveland,...Read More
All, I first rode an ambulance as a N.J. “Five Points First Aider” in 1973, and I loved it. I also loved riding the apparatus and going to fires. Essentially, if it was going out the door because someone was jammed up, something was on fire, etc., I wanted to be on the run. Not...Read More
Fire Captain Killed in Floor Collapse During Restaurant – White Shutter Restaurant Fire – Bay Ridge, Brooklyn – June 27, 1961 On June 27, 1961, FDNY Fire Captain Walter Bersig of Ladder 149 was killed during an early morning three-alarm fire in a one-story restaurant when the floor collapsed and Captain Bersig was hurled...Read More
Firefighter/Engineer Fatally Injured After Falling Through Translucent Corrugated Roof Panel While Searching for Fire Extension – Denver, Colorado – June 28, 2015 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2015-13 On June 28, 2015, Denver Firefighter/Engineer John Whelan was critically injured after falling through a translucent corrugated roof panel. The firefighter was the engineer on Truck 8,...Read More
